treated Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb interact in a certain way
do by; handle; treat.
- Do right by her
- Treat him with caution, please
- Handle the press reporters gently
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verb subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
process; treat.
- process cheese
- process hair
- treat the water so it can be drunk
- treat the lawn with chemicals
- treat an oil spill
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verb provide treatment for
care for; treat.
- 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
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verb act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
plow; handle; deal; cover; treat; address.
- This book deals with incest
- The course covered all of Western Civilization
- The new book treats the history of China
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verb provide with a gift or entertainment
treat.
- Grandmother always treated us to the circus
- I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed
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verb provide with choice or abundant food or drink
regale; treat.
- Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
- She treated her houseguests with good food every night
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verb engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
treat.
- they had to treat with the King
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verb regard or consider in a specific way
treat.
- I treated his advances as a joke
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adjective subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
- the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer
- treated timbers resist rot
- treated fabrics resist wrinkling
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adjective given medical care or treatment; if left untreated it lasts two weeks"
- a treated cold is usually gone in 14 days
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adjective made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
tempered; hardened; toughened.
- a sword of tempered steel
- tempered glass
