Meaning

1 senses
  1. To treat someone or something badly or unkindly; to abuse or mistreat.

    treat badly

Origin

From ill + treat.

From ill + treat.

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Forms

ill-treats, ill-treating, ill-treated, ill-treated
Base formill-treat · to ill-treat
3rd person singularill-treats
Present participleill-treating
Past simpleill-treated
Past participleill-treated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyill-treat
he, she, itill-treats

Past simpleLesson

all personsill-treated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ill-treated
he, she, ithas ill-treated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ill-treat

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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