Treat

trēt, v.t. to handle in a particular manner: to discourse on: to entertain, as with food or drink, .: to manage in the application of remedies: to use.— v.i. to handle a subject in writing or speaking: to negotiate: to give an entertainment.— n. an entertainment, esp. if of anything unusual: one's turn to provide such.— adj. Treat′able , moderate.— ns. Treat′er ; Treat′ing ; Treat′ise , a written composition in which a subject is treated: a formal e ay; Treat′ment , the act or manner of treating: management: behaviour to any one: way of applying remedies; Treat′y , the act of treating, negotiation: a formal agreement between states: ( Shak. , same as Entreaty ). [O. Fr. traiter —L. tractāre , to manage— trahĕre , tractum , to draw.]