0 past simple and past participle of treat
1 to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way:
2 to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury:
4 to put a special substance on material such as wood, cloth, metal, etc. or put it through a special process, in order to protect it from damage or decay:
The material has been treated with resin to make it waterproof.
Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.
These men's magazines just treat women as playthings.
We try to treat our students as individuals.
All information will be treated as strictly confidential.
Laboratory tests suggest that the new drug may be used to treat cancer.
Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.
