treated

Definition of Treated in English :

Adjective

1. treated

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

Example Sentences:
'the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer'
'treated timbers resist rot'
'treated fabrics resist wrinkling'

2. treated

given medical care or treatment

Example Sentences:
'a treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks'

3. hardened, tempered, toughened, treated

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

Example Sentences:
'a sword of tempered steel'
'tempered glass'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Treated

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noun

1.

a celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another

2.

any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion

3.

the act of treating

verb

4. (transitive)

to deal with or regard in a certain manner

she treats school as a joke

5. (transitive)

to apply treatment to

to treat a patient for malaria

6. (transitive)

to subject to a process or to the application of a substance

to treat photographic film with developer

7. (tr; often foll by to)

to provide (someone) (with) as a treat

he treated the children to a trip to the zoo

8. (intransitive; usually foll by of) formal

to deal (with), as in writing or speaking

9. (intransitive) formal

to discuss settlement; negotiate

Treated

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verb intransitive

1.

to discuss terms (with a person or for a settlement); negotiate

2.

to deal with a subject in writing or speech; speak or write (of)

3.

to stand the cost of another's or others' entertainment

verb transitive

4.

to deal with (a subject) in writing, speech, music, painting, etc., esp. in a specified manner or style

5.

to act or behave toward (a person, animal, etc.) in a specified manner

6.

to have a specified attitude toward and deal with accordingly

to treat a mistake as a joke

7.

a.

to pay for the food, drink, entertainment, etc. of (another or others)

b.

to provide with something that pleases

8.

to subject to some process or to some substance in processing, as in a chemical procedure

9.

to give medical or surgical care to (someone) or for (some disorder)

noun

10.

a meal, drink, entertainment, etc. paid for by someone else

11.

anything that gives great pleasure

12.

a.

the act of treating or entertaining

b.

one's turn to treat

Treated

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v. treat·ed, treat·ing, treats

v.tr.

1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward: treated me fairly.

2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as: treated the matter as a joke.

3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss: a book that treats all aspects of health care.

4. To deal with or represent artistically in a specified manner or style: treats the subject poetically.

5.

a. To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense: treated her sister to the theater.

b. To give (someone or oneself) something pleasurable: treated herself to a day in the country.

6. To subject to a process, action, or change, especially to a chemical or physical process or application: treated the cloth with bleach.

7.

a. To give medical aid to (someone): treated many patients in the emergency room.

b. To give medical aid to counteract (a disease or condition): treated malaria with quinine.

v.intr.

1. To deal with a subject or topic in writing or speech. Often used with of: The essay treats of courtly love.

2. To pay for another's entertainment, food, or drink.

3. To engage in negotiations, as to reach a settlement or agree on terms: "Both sides nonetheless are quite willing to treat with [the king]" (Gregory J. Wallance).

n.

1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else.

2. A source of a special delight or pleasure: His trip abroad was a real treat.

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