Definition of "maltreats" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maltreat. (verb)

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• "Ecstasy sore maltreats my soul and yearning burns my sprite,"
• "I am thoroughly amused with him, except when he maltreats his horse."
• "Worker: ... if he maltreats the equipment, if he breaks it, and if the vehicle has to go to the shop ... while you have somebody else who takes good care of his bus ... would he have to pay because the other man ruined the equipment, because he could not get a bus to take out then?"