Treat - Definition

n 1: something considered choice to eat [syn: dainty,
delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat]
2: an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
v 1: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him
with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
[syn: treat, handle, do by]
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" [syn: process, treat]
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" [syn: treat, care for]
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"
[syn: 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"
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" [syn: regale,
treat]
7: engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they
had to treat with the King"
8: regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances
as a joke"