treat

Noun

• an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight

• something considered choice to eat

Verb

• regard or consider in a specific way
  • I treated his advances as a joke
    

• engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
  • they had to treat with the King
    

• provide with choice or abundant food or drink
  • Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
    
  • She treated her houseguests with good food every night
    

• provide with a gift or entertainment
  • Grandmother always treated us to the circus
    
  • I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed
    

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
  • This book deals with incest
    
  • The course covered all of Western Civilization
    
  • The new book treats the history of China
    

• provide treatment for
  • 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
    

• 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
    

• interact in a certain way
  • Do right by her
    
  • Treat him with caution, please
    
  • Handle the press reporters gently
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  dainty , delicacy , goody , kickshaw , regale , cover , handle , plow , deal , address , care for , process , do by