treat (
http://definr.com/treat)
n : something considered choice to eat [syn:
dainty,
delicacy,
goody,
kickshaw]
v 1: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him
with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters
gently" [syn:
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]
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:
care for]
4: 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" [syn:
cover,
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]
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"