ill-treat

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Verb ill-treat has 1 sense

mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
--₁ is one way to treat, handle, do by

Derived form: noun ill-treatment₁
Sample sentence:
They want to ill-treat the prisoners

Definitions from the Web

Ill-treat

Verb

Definition: To treat someone or something in a cruel, unkind, or harmful manner.

Example Sentence:

"The abandoned dog had been ill-treated and was in need of immediate care."

Noun

Definition: No noun form found for "ill-treat".

Adjective

Definition: No adjective form found for "ill-treat".

Adverb

Definition: No adverb form found for "ill-treat".