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View synonyms for ill-treat
ill-treat
[ il-treet ]
verb (used with object)
- to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
ill-treat
verb
- tr to behave cruelly or harshly towards; misuse; maltreat
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Derived Forms
- ˌill-ˈtreatment, noun
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Other Words From
- ill-treatment noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ill-treat1
First recorded in 1695–1705
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Example Sentences
You can't ill-treat a woman; you can't damage her features and knock her teeth out.
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Although this proclamation was made, yet the people did not cease to ill treat us, and cry after us, as we went along.
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She was an angel, Sanders went about whining when he had no longer a woman to ill-treat.
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He begged them not to ill-treat a friendless boy; but to let him return176 home in safety.
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The 'prentices now began to insult and ill-treat them as they passed along the street, and several fled from the city.
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