'maltreat' definitions:
Definition of 'maltreat'
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Definition of 'maltreat'
From: GCIDE
- maltreat \mal*treat"\ (m[a^]l*tr[=e]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maltreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Maltreating.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'maltreat'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuse,
- afflict,
- aggrieve,
- batter,
- befoul,
- bewitch,
- blight,
- bruise,
- buffet,
- condemn,
- corrupt,
- crucify,
- curse,
- damage,
- defile,
- deprave,
- despoil,
- destroy,
- disadvantage,
- disserve,
- distress,
- do a mischief,
- do evil,
- do ill,
- do violence to,
- do wrong,
- do wrong by,
- do wrong to,
- doom,
- envenom,
- get into trouble,
- harass,
- harm,
- hex,
- hurt,
- ill-treat,
- ill-use,
- impair,
- infect,
- injure,
- jinx,
- knock about,
- manhandle,
- maul,
- menace,
- mishandle,
- mistreat,
- molest,
- outrage,
- persecute,
- play havoc with,
- play hob with,
- poison,
- pollute,
- prejudice,
- rough,
- rough up,
- savage,
- scathe,
- taint,
- threaten,
- torment,
- torture,
- violate,
- wound,
- wreak havoc on,
- wrong