treat

1 of 2

verb

ˈtrēt

treated; treating; treats

transitive verb

: to deal with in speech or writing : expound

: to present or represent artistically

: to deal with : handle

food is plentiful and treated with imagination

Cecil Beaton

: to bear oneself toward : use

treat a horse cruelly

: to regard and deal with in a specified manner

—usually used with as

treat the matter as confidential

: to provide with free food, drink, or entertainment

they treated us to lunch

: to provide with enjoyment or gratification

: to care for or deal with medically or surgically

treat a disease

: to act upon with some agent especially to improve or alter

treat a metal with acid

intransitive verb

: to pay another's expenses (as for a meal or drink) especially as a compliment or as an expression of regard or friendship

: to discuss terms of accommodation or settlement : negotiate

: to deal with a matter especially in writing : discourse

—usually used with of

a book treating of conservation

treater noun

treat

2 of 2

noun

: the act of providing another with free food, drink, or entertainment

dinner will be my treat

: an entertainment given without expense to those invited

: an especially unexpected source of joy, delight, or amusement

seeing her again was a treat

Example Sentences

Verb The author treats this issue in the next chapter. This situation must be treated with great care. I try to treat everyone equally. She treats the horse cruelly. They treated me like a member of their family. I was treated like a queen. My parents still treat me like a child. Try to treat everyone as an equal. Young people should always treat their elders with respect. Let's go out to dinner. I'll treat. Noun We took the kids to the water park as a special treat. cookies and other tasty treats She rewarded the dog with a treat. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Here, more explicitly than in her portrait of Ray, Aviv joins an existing discourse about psychopharmacology, raising by now familiar concerns about the overmedication of Americans, and the impulse to treat regular human unhappiness as pathological.

Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Media coverage, with a few exceptions, tends to treat candidate and super PAC spending as virtually equivalent.

Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Henry’s dire solution had been to sever England from the Roman church, create a new Church of England with himself at its head, and treat Catholics as enemies of the state.

John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 That said, my own taste runs toward movies that don’t treat anti-Black violence as a vehicle for a white woman’s emotional and psychological deliverance — a narrative turn that’s frankly a gross insult to both characters.

Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 There are no absolutes in filmmaking — although sometimes people treat subjects as such — but there are no absolutes in it as an art form.

Josh Chesler, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022 Europe’s addiction to Russian gas was built on the fiction that the Kremlin would always treat energy as a commercial matter.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 But the opportunity to treat the site as a blank slate, rather than being bound to house state employees, could be a positive for city officials, Brodie said.

Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022 Speaking from Lakeland, near Tampa, the Republican governor spoke about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's review of an application to get medications to treat a number of ailments as part of the Canadian drug importation program.

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022

Noun

Tye’s team then taught mice to associate a tone with either a treat or a shock.

Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 Fill each bag with a treat or treasure, and then tie the bags onto the branches.

Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Working with an energetic, bright, fun and diverse group of people all interested in journalism has been a real treat.

Jarrette Werk, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 This handheld snack makes the ultimate to-go lunch, picnic snack, beach treat or appetizer for any dinner.

Jess Eng, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 Try giving your cat a treat or a toy immediately after the pain to distract them.

Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022 Grab a sweet treat (or three) at one of several spots in and around the Berkshires.

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2022 Job description: Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals.

Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 Simpson says flight attendants love an unexpected treat or goodie bag from passengers.

Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2021 See More

Kids Definition

treat 1 of 2

verb

ˈtrēt

treated; treating

: to handle, deal with, use, or act toward in a usually stated way

Treat this as secret.

… "Don't you think that is a cruel way to treat Wanda?" …

Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses

: to pay for the food or entertainment of

I'll treat you to dinner.

: to give medical or surgical care to : use medical care on

The patient was treated for fever.

Doctors sometimes treat cancer with drugs.

: to expose to some action (as of a chemical)

Gardeners treat soil with lime.

treat

2 of 2

noun

: an often unexpected or unusual source of pleasure or amusement

The day at the park was a treat.

: a food that tastes very good and is not eaten very often

: an instance of paying for someone's food or entertainment

Dinner is my treat.

单词	treats
释义	treat 1 of 2 verb ˈtrēt treated; treating; treats transitive verb 1 a : to deal with in speech or writing : expound b : to present or represent artistically c : to deal with : handle food is plentiful and treated with imagination Cecil Beaton 2 a : to bear oneself toward : use treat a horse cruelly b : to regard and deal with in a specified manner —usually used with as treat the matter as confidential 3 a : to provide with free food, drink, or entertainment they treated us to lunch b : to provide with enjoyment or gratification 4 : to care for or deal with medically or surgically treat a disease 5 : to act upon with some agent especially to improve or alter treat a metal with acid intransitive verb 1 : to pay another's expenses (as for a meal or drink) especially as a compliment or as an expression of regard or friendship 2 : to discuss terms of accommodation or settlement : negotiate 3 : to deal with a matter especially in writing : discourse —usually used with of a book treating of conservation treater noun treat 2 of 2 noun 1 a : the act of providing another with free food, drink, or entertainment dinner will be my treat b : an entertainment given without expense to those invited 2 : an especially unexpected source of joy, delight, or amusement seeing her again was a treat Synonyms Verb act (toward) be (to) deal (with) handle serve use Noun delectation delight feast gas [slang] joy kick manna pleasure See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The author treats this issue in the next chapter. This situation must be treated with great care. I try to treat everyone equally. She treats the horse cruelly. They treated me like a member of their family. I was treated like a queen. My parents still treat me like a child. Try to treat everyone as an equal. Young people should always treat their elders with respect. Let's go out to dinner. I'll treat. Noun We took the kids to the water park as a special treat. cookies and other tasty treats She rewarded the dog with a treat. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Here, more explicitly than in her portrait of Ray, Aviv joins an existing discourse about psychopharmacology, raising by now familiar concerns about the overmedication of Americans, and the impulse to treat regular human unhappiness as pathological. Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Media coverage, with a few exceptions, tends to treat candidate and super PAC spending as virtually equivalent. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Henry’s dire solution had been to sever England from the Roman church, create a new Church of England with himself at its head, and treat Catholics as enemies of the state. John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 That said, my own taste runs toward movies that don’t treat anti-Black violence as a vehicle for a white woman’s emotional and psychological deliverance — a narrative turn that’s frankly a gross insult to both characters. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 There are no absolutes in filmmaking — although sometimes people treat subjects as such — but there are no absolutes in it as an art form. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022 Europe’s addiction to Russian gas was built on the fiction that the Kremlin would always treat energy as a commercial matter. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 But the opportunity to treat the site as a blank slate, rather than being bound to house state employees, could be a positive for city officials, Brodie said. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022 Speaking from Lakeland, near Tampa, the Republican governor spoke about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's review of an application to get medications to treat a number of ailments as part of the Canadian drug importation program. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 Noun Tye’s team then taught mice to associate a tone with either a treat or a shock. Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 Fill each bag with a treat or treasure, and then tie the bags onto the branches. Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Working with an energetic, bright, fun and diverse group of people all interested in journalism has been a real treat. Jarrette Werk, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 This handheld snack makes the ultimate to-go lunch, picnic snack, beach treat or appetizer for any dinner. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 Try giving your cat a treat or a toy immediately after the pain to distract them. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022 Grab a sweet treat (or three) at one of several spots in and around the Berkshires. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2022 Job description: Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 Simpson says flight attendants love an unexpected treat or goodie bag from passengers. Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English treten, from Anglo-French treter, traiter, traitier, from Latin tractare to drag about, handle, deal with, frequentative of trahere to drag, pull First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2 Noun 1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Phrases Containing treat dutch treat ill-treat trick or treat treat (someone) like dirt a treat heat-treat pre-treat worked a treat went down a treat looks a treat stand treat See More dutch treat ill-treat trick or treat treat (someone) like dirt a treat heat-treat pre-treat worked a treat went down a treat looks a treat stand treat See More Kids Definition treat 1 of 2 verb ˈtrēt treated; treating 1 : to handle, deal with, use, or act toward in a usually stated way Treat this as secret. … "Don't you think that is a cruel way to treat Wanda?" … Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses 2 : to pay for the food or entertainment of I'll treat you to dinner. 3 : to give medical or surgical care to : use medical care on The patient was treated for fever. Doctors sometimes treat cancer with drugs. 4 : to expose to some action (as of a chemical) Gardeners treat soil with lime. treat 2 of 2 noun 1 : an often unexpected or unusual source of pleasure or amusement The day at the park was a treat. 2 : a food that tastes very good and is not eaten very often 3 : an instance of paying for someone's food or entertainment Dinner is my treat. Medical Definition treat transitive verb ˈtrēt : to care for or deal with medically or surgically : deal with by medical or surgical means treated their diseases treats a patient treats 1 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of treat 1 as in handles to behave toward in a stated way she tries to treat all of her students fairly and equally, regardless of her personal feelings toward them Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance handles serves uses is (to) regards does by views acts (toward) deals (with) considers esteems rates reacts (to) responds (to) reckons engages (with) 2 as in manipulates to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently school officials treated the vandalism of the students' artwork as a very serious matter Synonyms & Similar Words manipulates addresses handles manages takes negotiates plays fields maneuvers hacks swings controls comes to grips with finesses pulls commands has a grip on jockeys contends (with) engineers steers brings off guides copes (with) regulates directs grapples (with) carries out gets off carries off runs micromanages reacts (to) responds (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms mishandles fumbles bungles scamps botches muffs messes (up) goofs (up) louses up foozles See More 3 as in consults to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem I will treat with my lawyer and let you know what we decide Synonyms & Similar Words consults discusses confers talks confabulates counsels advises confabs argues bandies parleys talks over rehashes disputes ventilates palavers debates chews over guides deliberates suggests coaches recommends moots tutors hashes (over) bats (around) refers (to) kicks around directs 4 as in heals to give medical treatment to a nurse treating a patient Synonyms & Similar Words heals rehabilitates cures remedies doctors drugs nurses attends doses hospitalizes mends ministers (to) cares (for) treats 2 of 2 noun plural of treat 1 as in delights a source of great satisfaction spending a long weekend at a ski resort is a real treat Synonyms & Similar Words delights joys feasts pleasures gases delectations gasses mannas kicks amusements diversions reliefs entertainments gratifications indulgences comforts fun recreations solaces ambrosias 2 as in goodies something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury for us sushi is a real treat since no restaurant around here makes it Synonyms & Similar Words goodies candies sweets delicacies delectables desserts tidbits dainties cates titbits bits viands kickshaws morsels sweetmeats junkets
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