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malt reated
mal·treat
/
mælˈtrit
/
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[
mal-
treet
]
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verb (used with object)
to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse:
to maltreat a prisoner.
Origin:
1700–10;
earlier
maltrait
<
French
maltraiter.
See
mal-
,
treat
Related forms
mal·treat·er,
noun
mal·treat·ment,
noun
Can be confused:
maltreatment,
mistreatment
.
Synonyms
mistreat, injure.
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maltreat
(mælˈtriːt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately
[C18: from French
maltraiter
]
mal'treater
—
n
mal'treatment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
maltreat
1708, from
mal-
+
treat
(v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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