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Verb: maltreat  mal'treet
  1. Treat badly
    "This boss maltreats his workers"
    - mistreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat

Derived forms: maltreated, maltreating, maltreats

See also: maltreater, maltreatment

Type of: do by, handle, treat

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Maltese terrier
maltha
Malthus
Malthusian
Malthusian theory
Malthusianism
Malti
maltman
Malto
maltose
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maltreater
maltreatment
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Malus
Malus angustifolia
Malus baccata
Malus coronaria
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