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      • to treat someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them: The child had been severely ill-treated by his parents.
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  1. ILL-TREAT definition: 1. to treat someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them: 2. to treat…. Learn more.

  2. ILL-TREAT meaning: 1. to treat someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them: 2. to treat…. Learn more.

  3. verb. ill-treated, ill-treating, ill-treats. To treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Alternative form of ill-treat. Wiktionary. Synonyms: step.

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  4. All you need to know about "ILL-TREAT" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  5. There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb ill-treat. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. To behave cruelly or harshly towards; misuse; maltreat.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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