26984 words

treatment

9 definitions • 16 examples
1
the way you deal with or behave towards someone or something:

Examples:

Peter gets special treatment because he knows the boss.
2
the way something is considered and examined:

Examples:

The same subject matter gets a very different treatment by Chris Wilson in his latest novel.
3
the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury:

Examples:

free dental treatment
Perhaps it's time to try a new course of treatment.
This disease doesn't generally respond to (= improve as a result of) treatment.
There are various treatments for this complaint.
4
the way you deal with or behave toward someone or something:

Examples:

He accused the governor of giving rich people special treatment.
5
the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to improve the condition of an ill or injured person, or to cure a disease:

Examples:

[ U ] Chronic back pain may not respond to treatment.
6
the process of putting a special substance on something or putting it through a special process in order to change its condition:

Examples:

[ U ] The city is exploring other methods of water treatment.
7
a way of behaving towards someone or something:

Examples:

equal/fair treatment for sb/sth The court order required equal treatment for female police department employees.
preferential/special treatment for sb/sth The tax reform will end three decades of preferential treatment for foreign companies.
treatment of sb/sth Their ethical range of meat products ensures the humane treatment of their farm animals.
8
a way of dealing with something:

Examples:

Investors are refusing to sell in the face of punitive tax treatment.
Changes in the treatment of capital gains are discussed in the report.
9
a process by which something is protected from damage or decay, cleaned, or made safe:

Examples:

a treatment facility/plant/system The city's sewage treatment plant has been overwhelmed by recent rains.

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