treat

Forms

1.To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
- After all, in this hideous war we have just passed through never forget that Halifax would have treated with Hitler: it took Churchill to refuse.
- Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed. 'Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?' he asked.
2.To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
- Cicero's writing treats mainly of old age and personal duty.
- Rhetoric includes the earliest known theory on the proper use of metaphor; On Poetics treats the role of symbolism in drama and poetry.
- Now of love they treat.
3.To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
- The article treated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.
4.To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
- She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.
- You treated me like a fool.

1.An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
- I took the kids to the zoo for a treat.
2.An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
- It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.
3.A snack food.
- These coconut and marshmallow treats are easy to make.
- I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.
- Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.

Common· #951

From Middle English treten

From Anglo-Norman treter, Old French tretier, traiter

From Latin tractāre (“to pull", "to manage”)

From the past participle stem of trahere (“to draw", "to pull”).