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treat
Something considered choice to eat
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noun
Something considered choice to eat
noun
An occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
verb
Interact in a certain way
“Do right by her”
verb
Subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
“Process cheese”
verb
Provide treatment for
“The doctor treated my broken leg”
verb
Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
“This book deals with incest”
verb
Provide with a gift or entertainment
“Grandmother always treated us to the circus”
verb
Provide with choice or abundant food or drink
“Don't worry about the expensive wine — I'm treating”
verb
Engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
“They had to treat with the King”
verb
Regard or consider in a specific way
“I treated his advances as a joke”
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Do right by her
Treat him with caution, please
Handle the press reporters gently
Process cheese
Process hair
Treat the water so it can be drunk
Treat the lawn with chemicals
Treat an oil spill
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
This book deals with incest
The course covered all of Western Civilization
The new book treats the history of China
Grandmother always treated us to the circus
I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed
Don't worry about the expensive wine — I'm treating
She treated her houseguests with good food every night
They had to treat with the King
I treated his advances as a joke
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