Definition of Treat

Verb: treat treet

Interact in a certain way
"Treat him with caution, please";
- handle, do by
Subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
"treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat an oil spill";
- process
Provide treatment for
"The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics";
- care for
Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
"The new book treats the history of China";
- cover, handle, plow [N. Amer], deal, address, plough [Brit, Cdn]
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"
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";
- regale
Engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
"they had to treat with the King"
Regard or consider in a specific way
"I treated his advances as a joke"

Noun: treat treet

Something considered choice to eat
- dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw [archaic]
An occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight