maltreat
11maltreat — verb To treat badly …
12maltreat — Synonyms and related words: abuse, afflict, aggrieve, batter, befoul, bewitch, blight, bruise, buffet, condemn, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, defile, deprave, despoil, destroy, disadvantage, disserve, distress, do a mischief, do evil, do ill,… …
13maltreat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abuse, ill treat, misuse. See malevolence, wrong. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. injure, damage, ill treat; see abuse 1 , hurt 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To hurt or injure by maltreatment: abuse …
14maltreat — mal|treat [mælˈtri:t] v [T] to treat a person or animal cruelly = ↑mistreat ▪ The hostages said they were hungry but had not been maltreated. >maltreatment n [U] ▪ evidence of animal maltreatment …
15maltreat — mal|treat [ mæl trit ] verb transitive usually passive to be violent or cruel to a person or animal …
16maltreat — [[t]mæ̱ltri͟ːt[/t]] maltreats, maltreating, maltreated VERB: usu passive If a person or animal is maltreated, they are treated badly, especially by being hurt. [be V ed] He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention... [be V …
17maltreat — mæl trɪËt v. mistreat, abuse, treat poorly …
18maltreat — verb treat cruelly or with violence. Derivatives maltreater noun maltreatment noun Origin C18: from Fr. maltraiter …
19maltreat — v. a. [Written also Maletreat.] Abuse, ill treat, ill use, injure …
20maltreat — verb (T) to treat a person or animal cruelly maltreatment noun (U) …
