treat

1. v. t. To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly. Source: opted

2. v. t. To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for. Source: opted

5. 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. Source: opted

6. v. t. To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid. Source: opted

7. v. t. To entreat; to beseech. Source: opted

8. 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. Source: opted

9. v. i. To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France. Source: opted

10. v. i. To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment. Source: opted

11. n. A parley; a conference. Source: opted

12. n. An entertainment given as an expression of regard. Source: opted

13. n. That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat. Source: opted

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