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1. • • 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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     ILL-TREAT meaning: 1. to treat someone badly, especially by...

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3. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 618429Is there a difference between "maltreat" & "ill-treat"?

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   Feb 5, 2024 · Yes, but they use the noun "ill-treatment" and qualify it with the premodifier "physical", physical ill-treatment. Now this is to be ill-treated: "People on the move were subject to pushbacks, expulsion from European states, either by land or sea, without having asylum claims heard."

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

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

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   Definitions of ill-treat. verb. treat badly. synonyms: abuse, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step. see more.

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   What does ill treat mean?

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

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   What does it mean if someone ill-treats you?

   • If someone ill-treats you, they treat you badly or cruelly. They thought Mr Smith had been ill-treating his wife. [VERB noun] They said they had not been ill-treated but that their time in captivity had been miserable. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does ill-treat mean?

   • It uses the word "ill-treat" at the beginning and it goes on to use other words which are forms of ill-treatment. The word "ill-treat" in a general sense gives one the impression that in some physical way the animal has been hurt or injured. In my submission "ill-treat" must embrace the element of terror, if it exists.

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   Do you have a right to ill-treat animals?

   • You have no right to oppress them and ill-treat them so. It uses the word "ill-treat" at the beginning and it goes on to use other words which are forms of ill-treatment. The word "ill-treat" in a general sense gives one the impression that in some physical way the animal has been hurt or injured.

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   What is the difference between ill-treat and oppress?

   • The child had been severely ill-treated by his parents. Though they get drunk, and ill-treat you beyond the power of words to tell, there remains no remedy. To persecute one is to ill-treat him for opinion's sake, commonly for religious belief; to oppress is generally for political or pecuniary motives.

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   Who ill-treats animals?

   • But there is the unfortunate minority who ill-treat their animals. The average parent does not ill-treat his child. Step-parents, adoptive parents, foster parents and strangers have all been known drastically to ill-treat children in their care.

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