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treat

Dictionary definition · treat

noun

  1. something considered choice to eat
  2. an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight

verb

  1. interact in a certain way"Do right by her"
  2. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition"process cheese"
  3. provide treatment for"The doctor treated my broken leg"
  4. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression"This book deals with incest"
  5. provide with a gift or entertainment"Grandmother always treated us to the circus"
  6. provide with choice or abundant food or drink"Don't worry about the expensive wine — I'm treating"
  7. engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement"they had to treat with the King"
  8. regard or consider in a specific way"I treated his advances as a joke"

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).