treat
 treat (trēt)v. treat·ed, treat·ing, treatsv. tr.
1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward.
2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as:
treated the matter as a joke.
3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss:
a book that treats all aspects of health care.
4. To deal with or represent artistically in a specified manner or style:
treats the subject poetically.
5.
a. To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense:
treated her sister to the theater.
b. To give (someone or oneself) something pleasurable:
treated herself to a day in the country.
6. To subject to a process, action, or change, especially to a chemical or physical process or application.
7.
a. To give medical aid to (someone):
treated many patients in the emergency room.
b. To give medical aid to counteract (a disease or condition):
treated malaria with quinine.v. intr.
1. To deal with a subject or topic in writing or speech. Often used with of:
The essay treats of courtly love.
2. To pay for another's entertainment, food, or drink.
3. To engage in negotiations, as to reach a settlement or agree on terms: “Both sides nonetheless are quite willing to treat with [the king]” (Gregory J. Wallance). n.
1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else.
2. A source of a special delight or pleasure:
His trip abroad was a real treat. [Middle English tretien, from Old French traitier, from Latin tractāre, frequentative of trahere, to draw.] treatʹer n.
Synonyms: treat, deal1, handle
These verbs mean to act in a specified way with regard to someone or something: treats his guests with courtesy; dealt rationally with the problem; handling a case with discretion.
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