ill-treat en · VERB
Etymology
From ill + treat.
Meanings
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To treat someone or something badly or unkindly; to abuse or mistreat.
He would never speak a word, only eat and cry, and she hadn't the heart to strike it or illtreat the youngster either; but somebody taught her a charm to make him speak, and then she found out what kind of a brat he really was.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 297:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ill-treating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ill-treated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ill-treated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ill-treats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (5)
got 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to treat someone badly) · mi rurerure (to treat someone badly) · ja 虐待する (to treat someone badly) · mi tunuhuruhuru (to treat someone badly) · mi tūkino (to treat someone badly)