ill-'treat
1ill-treat — verb transitive FORMAL to treat someone in a cruel or unkind way: MALTREAT: people who ill treat their pets …
2ill-treat — ill′ treat′ v. t. to treat badly; maltreat; abuse • Etymology: 1695–1705 ill′ treat′ment, n …
3ill-treat — [il′trēt′] vt. to treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat ill treatment n …
4ill-treat — v [T] to be cruel to someone, especially to a child or animal ▪ a rescue centre for ill treated horses >ill treatment n [U] …
5ill-treat — index affront, exploit (take advantage of), harass, harm, harrow, ill use, maltreat Burton s Legal Thesaur …
6ill treat — index misemploy, mishandle (maltreat), mistreat, persecute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7ill-treat — maltreat, mistreat, *abuse, misuse, outrage Analogous words: *wrong, oppress, persecute, aggrieve: *injure, harm, hurt …
8ill-treat — ► VERB ▪ act cruelly towards …
9ill-treat — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms ill treat : present tense I/you/we/they ill treat he/she/it ill treats present participle ill treating past tense ill treated past participle ill treated formal to treat a person or animal in a cruel or unkind …
10ill-treat — verb treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead • Syn: ↑mistreat, ↑maltreat, ↑abuse, ↑ill use, ↑step • Derivationally related forms …
