maltreat
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[mal-treet] 
–verb (used with object)
| to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner. |
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| mal·treat (māl-trēt') tr.v. mal·treat·ed, mal·treat·ing, mal·treats To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse. See Synonyms at abuse. mal·treat'ment n. |
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Maltreat
Mal*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maltreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Maltreating.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
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