treat definition

1. an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
2. interact in a certain way
• examples: Do right by her
• examples: Treat him with caution, please
• examples: Handle the press reporters gently
3. provide treatment for
• examples: The doctor treated my broken leg
• examples: The nurses cared for the bomb victims
• examples: The patient must be treated right away or she will die
• examples: Treat the infection with antibiotics
4. provide with a gift or entertainment
• examples: Grandmother always treated us to the circus
• examples: I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed
5. engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
• examples: they had to treat with the King
6. regard or consider in a specific way
• examples: I treated his advances as a joke