overtreat

treat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [treet]
- /trit/
- /ˌəʊvəˈtriːt /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [treet]
- /trit/

Definitions of overtreat word

verb with object overtreat to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect. 1
verb with object overtreat to consider or regard in a specified way, and deal with accordingly: to treat a matter as unimportant. 1
verb with object overtreat to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure. 1
verb with object overtreat to deal with in speech or writing; discuss. 1
verb with object overtreat to deal with, develop, or represent artistically, especially in some specified manner or style: to treat a theme realistically. 1
verb with object overtreat to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result: to treat a substance with an acid. 1

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Origin of overtreat

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English treten (v.) < Old French tretier, traitier < Latin tractāre to drag, handle, treat, frequentative of trahere to drag. See tract1

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Parts of speech for Overtreat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overtreat

overtreat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

overtreat usage trend in Literature

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