treat - English dictionary definition

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1. Treat  To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.
2. Treat  To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.
3. Treat  To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company.
4. Treat  To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for.
5. Treat  To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient.
6. Treat  To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid.
7. Treat  To entreat; to beseech.
8. Treat  To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties.
9. Treat  To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.
10. Treat  To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment.