treat /trit/
1. something considered choice to eat
synset: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
2. an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
synset: treat
1. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
2. 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"
3. 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"
4. 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"
synset: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
5. 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"
synset: treat
6. 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"
7. engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"
synset: treat
8. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"
synset: treat
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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