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Learn to pronounce treat

/trēt/
verb
  1. behave toward or deal with in a certain way.
    "she had been brutally treated"
    synonyms: behave toward, act toward, conduct oneself toward, use, serve, deal with, handle, manage
  2. give medical care or attention to; try to heal or cure.
    "the two were treated for cuts and bruises"
    synonyms: attend to, tend, minister to, nurse, give treatment to, prescribe medicine for, medicate, dose, doctor, cure, heal, remedy, make better
  3. apply a process or a substance to (something) to protect or preserve it or to give it particular properties.
    "linen creases badly unless it is treated with the appropriate finish"
    synonyms: prime, prepare, process, cover
  4. provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense.
    "the old man had treated him to a drink or two"
    synonyms: buy, take out for, stand, give, pay for, pay/foot the bill for, entertain, wine and dine, regale with, entertain with/by, fete with, amuse with/by, divert with/by
  5. negotiate terms with someone, especially an opponent.
    "propagandists claimed that he was treating with the enemy"
    synonyms: negotiate, discuss terms, have talks, consult, parley, talk, confer, make a bargain, bargain

noun
an event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure.
"he wanted to take her to the movies as a treat"
synonyms: celebration, entertainment, amusement, diversion, surprise, party, excursion, outing, present, gift, tidbit, delicacy, little something, luxury, indulgence, extravagance, goodie, pleasure, source of pleasure, delight, thrill, joy

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treat in American English ˇ 1. to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way ˇ 2. to consider or regard in a specified way, and deal with accordingly.
to consider or regard in a specified way, and deal with accordingly: to treat a matter as unimportant.
/trit/ ˇ verb. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition ˇ verb. provide treatment for.