maltreat en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /malˈtɹiːt/ (UK)
Etymology
From mal- + treat, after French maltraiter.
Meanings
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To treat badly, to abuse.
he received a telegram from the prime minister ordering that on no account were Yacef and Zohra Drif to be maltreated in any way.
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books, published 2006, page 217:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maltreating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| maltreats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| maltreated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| maltreated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (27)
mi tunuhuruhuru (treat badly) · la violō (treat badly) · grc αἰκίζω (treat badly) · ja 虐げる (treat badly) · tr zulmetmek (treat badly) · nl mishandelen (treat badly) · vi bạc đãi (treat badly) · grc προυσελέω (treat badly) · grc ἀτέμβω (treat badly) · pt maltratar (treat badly) · de misshandeln (treat badly) · mi rurerure (treat badly) · ja 冷遇する (treat badly) · km ធ្វើបាប (treat badly) · mi tūkino (treat badly) · eo turmenti (treat badly) · ceb tampalas (treat badly) · ru пло́хо обраща́ться (treat badly) · ja 差別する (treat badly) · el κακοποιώ (treat badly) · ceb dagmal (treat badly) · vi ngược đãi (treat badly) · ceb maltrato (treat badly) · bg малтретирам (treat badly) · el κακομεταχειρίζομαι (treat badly) · fi kohdella kaltoin (treat badly) · cmn 虐待 (treat badly)