v., treat·ed, treat·ing, treats.

v.tr.

1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward.
2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as: treated the matter as a joke.
3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss: a book that treats all aspects of health care.
4. To deal with or represent artistically in a specified manner or style: treats the subject poetically.
5. 1. To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense: treated her sister to the theater.
   2. To give (someone or oneself) something pleasurable: treated herself to a day in the country.
6. To subject to a process, action, or change, especially to a chemical or physical process or application.
7. 1. To give medical aid to (someone): treated many patients in the emergency room.
   2. To give medical aid to counteract (a disease or condition): treated malaria with quinine.

v.intr.

1. To deal with a subject or topic in writing or speech. Often used with of: The essay treats of courtly love.
2. To pay for another's entertainment, food, or drink.
3. To engage in negotiations, as to reach a settlement or agree on terms: “Both sides nonetheless are quite willing to treat with [the king]” (Gregory J. Wallance).

n.

1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else.
2. A source of a special delight or pleasure: His trip abroad was a real treat.

[Middle English tretien, from Old French traitier, from Latin tractāre, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]

treater treat'er n.

SYNONYMS  treat, deal, handle. These verbs mean to act in a specified way with regard to someone or something: treats his guests with courtesy; dealt rationally with the problem; handling a case with discretion.

verb

1. To behave in a specified way toward: deal with, handle. See treat well/treat badly/treat.
2. To be occupied or concerned with: consider, deal with, take up. Idioms: have to do with. See relevant/irrelevant.
3. To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another): Informal set up, stand. Slang blow¹. Idioms: stand treat. See pay/owe.
4. To give medical aid to: Informal doctor. See health/sickness, help/harm/harmless.

noun

Something fine and delicious, especially a food: dainty, delicacy, morsel, tidbit. Informal goody. See good/bad, ingestion.

Idioms beginning with treat:
treatment
treat like dirt

In addition to the idiom beginning with treat, also see Dutch treat; trick or treat.

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n

Definition: pleasing entity or occurrence
Antonyms: bad fortune

v

Definition: be concerned with; discuss
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

v

Definition: doctor, medicate
Antonyms: harm, hurt, injure

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IN BRIEF: To act toward someone in a certain way.

One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man. — Marlo Thomas.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - behandle, betragte, forhandle, traktere
v. intr. - forhandle
n. - traktement, udflugt, skovtur, nydelse

idioms:

• my treat    jeg giver denne omgang, det er mig der byder
• treat of    handle om, dreje sig om
• treat someone like dirt    behandle nogen som skidt

Nederlands (Dutch)
behandelen, bejegenen, omgaan met, een behandeling geven, beschouwen, trakteren, traktatie

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) traiter, considérer comme, prendre pour, (Méd) traiter, (Chim, Constr, Ind) traiter, payer/offrir qch à
v. intr. - traiter de (un sujet), payer/offrir qch à, négocier, marchander
n. - (petit) plaisir, gâterie, personne qui paie (à boire, à manger)

idioms:

• my treat    c'est moi qui paie, c'est moi qui régale (fam)
• treat of    traiter de (sujet)
• treat someone like dirt    traiter qn comme une ordure
• treat with    traiter avec

Deutsch (German)
n. - (besonderes) Vergnügen, Leckerbissen, Vergnügen, für dessen Kosten jmd. anders aufkommt
v. - behandeln, verhandeln, einladen, spendieren

idioms:

• my treat    ich lade ein!
• treat of    handeln von
• treat someone like dirt    jdn. wie Dreck behandeln
• treat with    behandeln mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόλαυση, χαρά, κέρασμα, τρατάρισμα, ευχαρίστηση
v. - συμπεριφέρομαι, φέρομαι, μεταχειρίζομαι, χειρίζομαι, προσφέρω, κατεργάζομαι, επεξεργάζομαι, περιποιούμαι, θεραπεύω, κουράρω νοσηλεύω, κερνάω, τρατάρω, φιλεύω, πραγματεύομαι

idioms:

• my treat    δικό μου το κέρασμα
• treat of    εκθέτω
• treat someone like dirt    φέρομαι σε κάποιον σαν (να είναι) σκουπίδι

Italiano (Italian)
trattare, curare, offrire, trattenimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prazer (m), deleite (m), convite para festa (m)
v. - deleitar, tratar, encarar

idioms:

• my treat    minha oferta
• treat with    tratar com, lidar com

Русский (Russian)
обращаться с кем-л., угощать кого-л., лечить, обрабатывать, вести переговоры, угощение, удовольствие, наслаждение

idioms:

• my treat    я плачу
• treat with    вести переговоры с кем-л., обращаться с кем-л. ("не обращайтесь со мной как с игрушкой!"), относиться к чему-л.("он относится к этому легко"), лечить каким-л. средством ("его лечили пенициллином"), обрабатывать что-л. чем-л. ("он обработал дерево лаком")

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tratar con, tratar, curar, discutir, invitar, convidar
v. intr. - tratar, negociar
n. - invitación, festín, placer, regalo, deleite, agasajo, obsequio, banquete

idioms:

• my treat    invito yo
• treat of    tratar de, discutir, versar sobre
• treat someone like dirt    tratar mal a alguien
• treat with    tratar con, negociar con

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kalas, fest, bjudning, utflykt, nöje, njutning, upplevelse
v. - behandla, ta, betrakta, anse, bjuda, traktera, underhandla, förhandla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
视为, 论述, 对待, 交涉, 协商, 谈判, 宴请, 请客, 款待

idioms:

• my treat    我请客
• treat of    论及, 涉及
• treat someone like dirt    把某人看得一文不值

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 視為, 論述, 對待
v. intr. - 交涉, 協商, 談判
n. - 宴請, 請客, 款待

idioms:

• my treat    我請客
• treat of    論及, 涉及
• treat someone like dirt    把某人看得一文不值

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 취급하다, 간주하다, 치료하다
v. intr. - 설명하다, 거래하다, 한턱 내다
n. - 한턱 내기, 큰 기쁨, 위안회

idioms:

• treat of    논하다, 다루고 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 扱う, 取り扱う, 思う, 論じる, 治療する, 処理する, ごちそうする, おごる, 交渉する, みなす, 論ずる, もてなす
n. - 喜び, おごる番, おごり, 慰安会

idioms:

• treat with    交渉する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متعه (فعل) يعتبر, يعامل, يفاوض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נהג ב-, התייחס ל-, טיפל ב-, עסק, הזמין, כיבד, עיבד‬
v. intr. - ‮הציג בע"פ או בכתב, ניהל מו"מ על תנאים‬
n. - ‮תענוג, טיול, הזמנה, כיבוד, תקרובת, אירוע מהנה, בידור או ארוחה המוענקים ע"י מארח, הציג בע"פ או בכתב‬

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