treat (third-person singular simple presenttreats,present participletreating,simple past and past participletreatedor(Northern England, Bristol, colloquial)tret)
1955,J. R. R. Tolkien,The Return of the King, George Allen & Unwin:
Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed. 'Is there any in this rout with authority totreat with me?' he asked.
After all, in this hideous war we have just passed through never forget that Halifax would havetreated with Hitler: it took Churchill to refuse.
2010 June 6, David Mitchell,The Observer:
I wouldn't promote businesses I considered immoral – ambulance-chasing lawyers or online roulette for example – but I've got nothing against computer or software manufacture: they're important and any reputable company in that industry is welcome totreat for my services.
(intransitive) Todiscourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.[from 14th c.]
Cicero's writingtreats mainly of old age and personal duty.
1667,John Milton, “Book X”, inParadise Lost.[…], London:[…] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker[…];[a]nd by Robert Boulter[…];[a]nd Matthias Walker,[…],→OCLC; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books:[…], London: Basil Montagu Pickering[…],1873,→OCLC:
Now of love theytreat.
1749, Henry Fielding,The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
And, indeed, should the excellent Mr Broughton be prevailed on to set fist to paper, and to complete the above-said rudiments, by delivering down the true principles of athletics, I question whether the world will have any cause to lament, that none of the great writers, either antient or modern, have evertreated about that noble and useful art.
1981,Aristotle, translated by W. Rhys Roberts and Ingram Bywater,Rhetoric and On Poetics, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library,→OL, A Note on the Illustrations:
Rhetoric includes the earliest known theory on the proper use of metaphor;On Poeticstreats the role of symbolism in drama and poetry.
(transitive) To discourse on; torepresent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.[from 14th c.]
The articletreated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.
(transitive) To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.[from 14th c.]
Youtreated me like a fool.
She was tempted totreat the whole affair as a joke.
(transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.[from 16th c.]
Itreated my son to some popcorn in the interval.
I've done so well this month, I'lltreat you all to dinner (or Dinner is mytreat.)
My husbandtreated me to a Paris holiday for our anniversary.
(UK politics,law) To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter.
(transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.[from 18th c.]
Theytreated me for malaria.
2018, Sandeep Jauhar,Heart: a History,→ISBN, page204:
Wetreated firefighters suffering from smoke inhalation, giving them oxygen to breathe and albuterol mist to help open their airways.
(transitive) To subject to achemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind.[from 19th c.]
Hetreated the substance with sulphuric acid.
Itreated the photo somewhat to make the colours more pronounced.
To provide something special and pleasant.
1976 December 4, “Men's Center”, inGay Community News, volume 4, number23, page 2:
If good acting in movies is appealing and you enjoy live performances of theatre, you may soon betreated by the GMC's own endeavors in the theatrical arts.
The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he wastreated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.
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