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Bible Dictionaries
Treat
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.
(2):
(v. t.) To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid.
(3):
(v. t.) To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.
(4):
(n.) That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat.
(5):
(v. t.) To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company.
(6):
(v. t.) To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for.
(7):
(v. t.) To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient.
(8):
(n.) An entertainment given as an expression of regard.
(9):
(v. t.) To entreat; to beseech.
(10):
(v. i.) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; - usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties.
(11):
(v. i.) To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; - often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.
(12):
(v. i.) To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment.
(13):
(n.) A parley; a conference.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Treat'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/treat.html. 1828.
