ill-treat
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
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
He did not ill-treat her, far from it.
From Who? by Elizabeth Kent
I don't want my son to tease you, much less ill-treat you.
From The Two Story Mittens and the Little Play Mittens Being the Fourth Book of the Series by Aunt Fanny
I care for their marches, for their wants and food, and protect their women and boys if they ill-treat them; and I do nothing of this.
From General Gordon A Christian Hero by Seton Churchill
What man would under-feed, ill-treat, or poorly care for a horse that he expected to serve him, in return, promptly and well?
From History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time by Maturin Murray Ballou
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