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treat
A	noun
	1	treat
			an occurrence that cause special pleasure or delight
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚treat
	2	dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
			something considered choice to eat
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚food; nutrient ╚nutriment; nourishment; nutrition; sustenance; aliment; alimentation; victuals ╚dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat ╚marrow; bone marrow ╚gelatin; jelly ╚ambrosia; nectar ╚sweet; confection; confectionery ╚savory; savoury ╚choice morsel; tidbit; titbit
B	verb
	1	treat, care for
			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"

	2	process, treat
			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"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚affect; impact; bear upon; bear on; touch on; touch ╚process, treat ╚creosote ╚fluoridate; fluoridize; fluoridise ╚malt ╚mercerize; mercerise ╚oxygenate; oxygenize; oxygenise; aerate ╚tank ╚nitrate ╚iodize; iodise ╚propagate
	3	treat
			regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚react; respond ╚treat
	4	treat
			engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚talk; speak; utter; mouth; verbalize; verbalise ╚talk of; talk about ╚hash out; discuss; talk over ╚negociate ╚treat
	5	cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
			deal with 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"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚talk; speak; utter; mouth; verbalize; verbalise ╚talk of; talk about ╚hash out; discuss; talk over ╚broach; initiate ╚cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address ╚discourse; talk about; discuss ╚theologize; theologise
	6	regale, treat
			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"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚provide; supply; ply; cater ╚regale, treat ╚feed; feast ╚alcoholize ╚wine
	7	treat
			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"
		Category Tree: give; gift; present ╚treat
	8	treat, handle, do by
			interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚treat, handle, do by ╚brutalize; brutalise ╚rough-house ╚upstage ╚ride roughshod; run roughshod ╚strong-arm ╚nurse ╚criminalize ╚handle with kid gloves ╚wrong ╚ignore; disregard; snub; cut ╚mock; bemock

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