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ill-treat verb [ ˌɪlˈtriːt ]

• act cruelly towards (a person or animal).
• "her mother had ill-treated her when she was young"
Similar: abuse, mistreat, maltreat, treat badly, ill-use, misuse, victimize, manhandle, handle roughly, mishandle, maul, molest, harm, injure, damage, knock about, knock around,
Opposite: pamper,


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