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mistreat

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mis⋅treat

  [mis-treet]
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–verb (used with object)
to treat badly or abusively.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME mistreten. See mis- 1 , treat

Related forms:
mis⋅treat⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
maltreat, ill-treat, misuse, wrong.
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mis·treat   (mĭs-trēt')   
tr.v.   mis·treat·ed, mis·treat·ing, mis·treats
To treat roughly or wrongly. See Synonyms at abuse.
mis·treat'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

mistreat 
1453; see mis- (1) + treat (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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