maltreat
verb
[ malˈtriːt ]
• treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence.
• "children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers"
Similar:
ill-treat,
mistreat,
abuse,
ill-use,
misuse,
treat badly,
handle/treat roughly,
knock about,
knock around,
hit,
beat,
strike,
mishandle,
manhandle,
maul,
bully,
torture,
injure,
harm,
hurt,
persecute,
molest,
beat up,
rough up,
do over,
Origin:
early 18th century: from French maltraiter .
