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Maltreat

Maltreat Meaning & Definition
Maltreat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maltreat?

[v] treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maltreat: abuse | ill-treat | ill-use | mistreat

Related Terms | Find terms related to Maltreat: abuse | afflict | aggrieve | batter | befoul | bewitch | blight | bruise | buffet | condemn | corrupt | crucify | curse | damage | defile | deprave | despoil | destroy | disadvantage | disserve | distress | do a mischief | do evil | do ill | do violence to | do wrong | do wrong by | do wrong to | doom | envenom | get into trouble | harass | harm | hex | hurt | ill-treat | ill-use | impair | infect | injure | jinx | knock about | manhandle | maul | menace | mishandle | mistreat | molest | outrage | persecute | play havoc with | play hob with | poison | pollute | prejudice | rough | rough up | savage | scathe | taint | threaten | torment | torture | violate | wound | wreak havoc on | wrong

See Also | do by | handle | kick around | treat

Maltreat In Webster's Dictionary

\Mal*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maltreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maltreating}.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.

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