treat

n. delight; refreshment or entertainment given to its recipient without cost; the bearing of the cost of a treat

v. relate to, deal with; process; care for a patient; give a treat; pay for, pick up the check (e.g.: "Let's take a break, I will treat you for lunch")

Treat can refer to:Treat (band), a Swedish bandCandyTreats, a 1975 play by Christopher HamptonTahitian TreatSpecial TreatTaco TreatChicken TreatTrick-or-treatingRound of drinks, treating others to a drink.
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Noun
1. something considered choice to eat
(synonym) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw
(hypernym) nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
(hyponym) choice morsel, tidbit, titbit
(derivation) regale
2. an occurrence that cause special pleasure or delight
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
Verb
1. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
(synonym) handle, do by
(hypernym) interact
(hyponym) mock, bemock
(verb-group) cover, handle, plow, deal, address
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"
(synonym) process
(hypernym) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(hyponym) propagate
(derivation) treatment, handling
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"
(synonym) care for
(hyponym) hyperventilate
(derivation) treatment
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"
(synonym) cover, handle, plow, deal, address
(hypernym) broach, initiate
(hyponym) theologize, theologise
(verb-group) handle, do by
(derivation) discussion, treatment, discourse
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"
(hypernym) give, gift, present
(verb-group) regale
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"
(synonym) regale
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(hyponym) wine
(derivation) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw
7. engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"
(hypernym) negociate
(derivation) negotiator, negotiant, treater
8. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"
(hypernym) react, respond
(verb-group) handle, do by

(v. t.)
To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid.
  

(v. t.)
To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for.
  

(v. t.)
To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.
  

(v. t.)
To entreat; to beseech.
  

(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.
  

(v. t.)
To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.
  

(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.
  

(v. i.)
To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.
  

(v. i.)
To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment.
  

(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.
  

(n.)
That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat.
  

(n.)
An entertainment given as an expression of regard.
  

(n.)
A parley; a conference.
  

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