ill-treat
to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
Origin of ill-treat
1Other words from ill-treat
- ill-treatment, noun
Words Nearby ill-treat
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How to use ill-treat in a sentence
You can't ill-treat a woman; you can't damage her features and knock her teeth out.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteAlthough this proclamation was made, yet the people did not cease to ill treat us, and cry after us, as we went along.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeShe was an angel, Sanders went about whining when he had no longer a woman to ill-treat.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. BarrieHe begged them not to ill-treat a friendless boy; but to let him return176 home in safety.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerThe 'prentices now began to insult and ill-treat them as they passed along the street, and several fled from the city.
Bygone London | Frederick Ross
British Dictionary definitions for ill-treat
(tr) to behave cruelly or harshly towards; misuse; maltreat
Derived forms of ill-treat
- ill-treatment, noun
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