treat (n.)

  1. something considered choice to eat

    [ Syn: dainty , delicacy , goody , kickshaw ]

  2. an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight

    treat (v.)

  1. interact in a certain way; Do right by her; Treat him with caution, please; Handle the press reporters gently

    [ Syn: handle , do by ]

  2. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; process cheese; process hair; treat the water so it can be drunk; treat the lawn with chemicals ; treat an oil spill

    [ Syn: process ]

  3. provide treatment for; The doctor treated my broken leg; The nurses cared for the bomb victims; The patient must be treated right away or she will die; Treat the infection with antibiotics

    [ Syn: care for ]

  4. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; This book deals with incest; The course covered all of Western Civilization; The new book treats the history of China

    [ Syn: cover , handle , plow , deal , address ]

  5. provide with a gift or entertainment; Grandmother always treated us to the circus; I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed'

  6. provide with choice or abundant food or drink; Dont worry about the expensive wine--Im treating; She treated her houseguests with good food every night

    [ Syn: regale ]

  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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