Definition of "treat" []

• To act or behave in a specified manner toward. (verb-transitive)
• To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as: treated the matter as a joke. (verb-transitive)
• To deal with in writing or speech; discuss: a book that treats all aspects of health care. (verb-transitive)
• To deal with or represent artistically in a specified manner or style: treats the subject poetically. (verb-transitive)
• To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense: treated her sister to the theater. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "447 Btu / lb could be achieved through decreased chemical Total heat savings usage, less blowdown to treat at the waste treat­ = 18,580 lb / hr x 447 Btu / lb ment plant, and reduced makeup water demand."
• ""Certainly if I was asked that question I would think that the word treat means exactly what it says, treatment, and I would say no," said Jim Bullock, an independent broker who helps lawyers who are going after insurance companies."
• "The hot dog or bologna bits as a treat is an interesting idea ..."