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Antonyms for illtreat


Grammar : Verb
Spell : il-treet
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪlˈtrit



Definition of illtreat

  • As in maul : verb mangle, abuse
  • As in misuse : verb abuse; apply wrongly
  • As in molest : verb physically abuse
  • As in outrage : verb wrong, offend, abuse
  • As in persecute : verb wrong, torment
  • As in abuse : verb physically hurt or injure
  • As in wrong : verb hurt, mistreat another
  • As in mistreat : verb harm
  • As in brutalize : verb abuse
  • As in ill-treat : verb abuse
  • As in ill-use : verb abuse
  • As in corrupt : verb pervert; pollute
  • As in crucify : verb browbeat, destroy with words
  • As in harm : verb injure; cause evil
Example sentences :
  • He quarrelled with him, and sent men to seize and illtreat him in his own palace.
  • Extract from : « Life of Edward the Black Prince » by Louise Creighton
  • But he does not deduce from this that man's superiority gives him permission to illtreat or to kill animals.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • Even psychiatrists feel that it is somehow disreputable to illtreat a woman who doesn't fight back.
  • Extract from : « Operation: Outer Space » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Synonyms for illtreat

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