# treat

> English word · Verb · IPA /tɹiːt/ · frequency rank #1,844

## Definitions
1. To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
2. To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
3. To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
4. To entreat or beseech (someone).
5. To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
6. To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.
7. To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter.
8. To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
9. To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind.
10. To provide (someone) with something special and pleasant.

## Etymology
From Middle English treten, from Anglo-Norman treter, Old French tretier, traiter, from Latin tractāre (“to pull", "to manage”), from the past participle stem of trahere (“to draw", "to pull”).

## Easily confused with
- **tree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-tree)
- **trek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trek)
- **Trey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trey)
- **twat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-twat)
- **trot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trot)
- **tres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-tres)
- **trust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trust)
- **trial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trial)
- **trees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trees)
- **trend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trend)
- **tweet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-tweet)
- **Trent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trent)
- **trout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-trout)
- **tweak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-tweak)
- **triad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-triad)
- **tryst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-tryst)
- **treaty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-treaty)
- **treated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treat-vs-treated)
- **tea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tea-vs-treat)
- **tat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tat-vs-treat)

## Common misspellings (7)
`rteat`, `terat`, `traet`, `treatt`, `treta`, `trreat`, `ttreat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/treat