ill-treat
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of ill-treat
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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In these quotations, to vanquish foes and destroy enemies does not mean to ill-treat others in any way, or even to seek victory over them in a traditional sense.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2019
“Then I wish somebody would ill-treat me along that line,” I interjected.
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
Yet you are but a child, knowing neither good nor evil, and all they can say against you is that you are the child of your parents; that is why they ill-treat you!
From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos
In my despair, when I heard this sentence, I thought of you and your favourites, whom I used to mock at and ill-treat more than you knew.
From Christmas Tree Land by Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth
The Cayugas knew me as a belt-bearer from Sir William; they could not ill-treat me.
From Cardigan by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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