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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mal·treat ETYMOLOGY part translation of French maltraiter, from Middle French, from mal- + traiter to treat, from Old French traitier — more at treat DATE 1708 : to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse English Etymology maltreat 1708, from mal- + treat (v.). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 maltreat mal·treat / 7mAl5tri:t / verb[VN] to be very cruel to a person or an animal 虐待 SYN ill-treat
• mal·treat·ment noun [U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: ABUSE 4, ill-treat, ill-use, mistreat, misuse, outrageWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mal·treat \(ˈ)mal+\ transitive verb Etymology: French maltraiter, from Middle French, from mal badly + traiter to treat, handle, manage, from Latin tractare — more at mal- , treat : to treat ill : treat roughly : abuse , mistreat , misuse < whenever women felt maltreated and humiliated — Theodor Reik > < a machine that had already been maltreated — Bryan Morgan > • mal·treater noun • mal·treatment noun |
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