"treat" | Definition and Related Words

treat

Noun

Something considered choice to eat (synset 107572730)
is a type of: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals - a source of materials to nourish the body
subtypes:
- choice morsel, tidbit, titbit - a small tasty bit of food
- savory, savoury - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
- confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar
- ambrosia, nectar - (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
- gelatin, jelly - an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
- bone marrow, marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
same as: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw
An occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight (synset 107304081)
is a type of: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens

Verb

Interact in a certain way (synset 202519853)
"Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

is a type of: interact - act together or towards others or with others
subtypes:
- bemock, mock - treat with contempt
- cut, disregard, ignore, snub - refuse to acknowledge
- wrong - treat unjustly; do wrong to
- handle with kid gloves - handle with great care and sensitivity
- criminalize - treat as a criminal
- nurse - treat carefully
- strong-arm - handle roughly
- ride roughshod, run roughshod - treat inconsiderately or harshly
- upstage - treat snobbishly, put in one's place
- rough-house - treat in a rough or boisterous manner
- brutalise, brutalize - treat brutally
- do well by - treat with respect and consideration
- gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
- abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step - treat badly
- baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil - treat with excessive indulgence
same as: do by, handle
verb group:
- treat - regard or consider in a specific way
- address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
Subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (synset 200516235)
"process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill"

is a type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on - have an effect upon
subtypes:
- propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
- iodise, iodize - treat with iodine
- nitrate - treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
- tank - treat in a tank
- aerate, oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- mercerise, mercerize - treat to strengthen and improve the luster
- malt - treat with malt or malt extract
- fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize - subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride
- creosote - treat with creosote
- chlorinate - treat or combine with chlorine
- carbonate - treat with carbon dioxide
- camphorate - treat with camphor
- bromate, brominate - treat with bromine
- ammoniate - treat with ammonia
- irradiate, ray - expose to radiation
- scald - treat with boiling water
- refine - treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
- nitrify, nitrogenise, nitrogenize - treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
- reverberate - treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
- curry - treat by incorporating fat
- seed - sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
- dose - treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
- sulfur, sulphur - treat with sulphur in order to preserve
- vulcanise, vulcanize - subject to vulcanization
- chrome - treat with a chromium compound
- bituminise, bituminize - treat with bitumen
- agenise, agenize - age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)
- run - cause to perform
- carboxylate - treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- beneficiate - process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction
- digest - convert food into absorbable substances
- fume, fumigate - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
- air-condition - control the humidity and temperature of
same as: process
Provide treatment for (synset 200078513)
"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"
subtypes:
- hyperventilate - produce hyperventilation in
- massage - give a massage to
- purge - excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
- correct - treat a defect
- insufflate - treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
- detox, detoxify - treat for alcohol or drug dependence
- irrigate - supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
- iodise, iodize - treat with iodine so as to prevent infection
- doctor - give medical treatment to
- vet - provide (a person) with medical care
- nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- manipulate - treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
- administer, dispense - give or apply (medications)
- relieve, remedy - provide relief for
- dress - apply a bandage or medication to
- splint - support with a splint
- operate, operate on - perform surgery on
- medicate, medicine - treat medicinally, treat with medicine
- bleed, leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize - draw blood
- cup, transfuse - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- shock - subject to electrical shocks
- pack - treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
- burn, cauterise, cauterize - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- analyse, analyze, psychoanalyse, psychoanalyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatment
same as: care for
Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression (synset 201035399)
"This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

is a type of: broach, initiate - bring up a topic for discussion
subtypes:
- theologise, theologize - treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character
- discourse, discuss, talk about - to consider or examine in speech or writing
same as: address, cover, deal, handle, plow
verb group:
- do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way
- comprehend, cover, embrace, encompass - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
Provide with a gift or entertainment (synset 202266449)
"Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"

is a type of: gift, give, present - give as a present; make a gift of

verb group: regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink
Provide with choice or abundant food or drink (synset 201178529)
"Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
subtypes:
- wine - treat to wine
- alcoholize - subject to the influence of alcohol
- feast, feed - gratify
same as: regale

verb group: treat - provide with a gift or entertainment
Engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement (synset 200764765)
"they had to treat with the King"

is a type of: negociate - confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement
Regard or consider in a specific way (synset 200652816)
"I treated his advances as a joke"

is a type of: react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

verb group: do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way

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