Definition of treat

• 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 discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.
• 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 negotiate; to settle; to make terms for.
• 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. t. - To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid.
• v. t. - To entreat; to beseech.
• 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.
• 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.
• n. - A parley; a conference.
• n. - An entertainment given as an expression of regard.
• n. - That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat.