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Verb: ill-treat  il treet
  1. Treat badly
    "This boss ill-treats his workers";
    - mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step on [informal]

Derived forms: ill-treated, ill-treating, ill-treats

Type of: do by, handle, treat

Nearest

ill-omened
ill-proportioned
ill-scented
ill-shapen
ill-smelling
ill-sorted
ill-starred
ill-suited
ill-tempered
ill-timed
ill-treat
ill-treated
ill-treatment
illude
illume
illuminable
illuminance
illuminant
illuminate
illuminated
illuminati