treat
     n 1: something considered choice to eat [syn: {dainty}, {delicacy},
           {goody}, {kickshaw}]
     2: an occurrence that cause special pleasure or delight
     v 1: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him
          with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters
          gently" [syn: {handle}, {do by}]
     2: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying
        for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition;
        "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it
        can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an
        oil spill" [syn: {process}]
     3: provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg";
        "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must
        be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the
        infection with antibiotics" [syn: {care for}]
     4: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression;
        "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of
        Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of
        China" [syn: {cover}, {handle}, {plow}, {deal}, {address}]
     5: provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always
        treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a
        day at a spa when I am depressed"
     6: provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry
        about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her
        houseguests with good food every night" [syn: {regale}]
     7: engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they
        had to treat with the King"
     8: regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his
        advances as a joke"
Source: WordNet® 2.0