Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
verb
Sense 2
"Grandmother always treated us to the circus"
"I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
Verb group:
regale
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"they had to treat with the King"
Type of:
negociate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"I treated his advances as a joke"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"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"
Derived:
treatment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 6
"Do right by her"
"Treat him with caution, please"
"Handle the press reporters gently"
Type of:
interact
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 7
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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 8
"This book deals with incest"
"The course covered all of Western Civilization"
"The new book treats the history of China"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 9
"Don''t worry about the expensive wine--I''m treating"
"She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
noun
Sense 10
Derived:
regale
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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