ill-treat
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- ill-treatment noun
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
My mistress, Dame Adelaide, a lady of the Queen's chamber, will know how to punish you if you ill-treat me.
From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène
No, she cried often.—Did his lordship ever ill-treat her?
From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth
"Seigneur," answered Marceline trembling, "they wanted to ill-treat poor Yvon."
From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène
Above stairs, all was confusion and alarm, and a number of the guests were seeking the villain who had dared to insult or ill-treat the young countess.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 by Various
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