- ill-treat
- transitive verb Date: 1689 to treat cruelly or improperly ; maltreat • ill-treatment noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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ill-treat — verb transitive FORMAL to treat someone in a cruel or unkind way: MALTREAT: people who ill treat their pets … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ill-treat — ill′ treat′ v. t. to treat badly; maltreat; abuse • Etymology: 1695–1705 ill′ treat′ment, n … From formal English to slang
ill-treat — [il′trēt′] vt. to treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat ill treatment n … English World dictionary
ill-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] … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill-treat — index affront, exploit (take advantage of), harass, harm, harrow, ill use, maltreat Burton s Legal Thesaur … Law dictionary
ill treat — index misemploy, mishandle (maltreat), mistreat, persecute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ill-treat — maltreat, mistreat, *abuse, misuse, outrage Analogous words: *wrong, oppress, persecute, aggrieve: *injure, harm, hurt … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ill-treat — ► VERB ▪ act cruelly towards … English terms dictionary
ill-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 … English dictionary
ill-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 … Useful english dictionary
ill-treat|ment — ill treatment, or ill treat|ment «IHL TREET muhnt», noun. bad or cruel treatment; harm; abuse: »... an assurance by Mr. Sandys that he could find nothing to support allegations of torture or any sort of ill treatment (Norman Shrapnel). SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
