acupuncture |
the practice of relieving pain or curing a disease by putting needles into certain parts of the body. Acupuncture is a traditional way to treat disease in China. |
-ate1 |
a suffix that means "to act upon" or "treat with." [1/3 definitions] |
baby |
to treat like a baby or child; spoil. [1/6 definitions] |
develop |
to treat with chemicals so as to create a photographic image. [1/6 definitions] |
discriminate |
to judge or treat someone unfairly because he or she belongs to a particular group or category of people (usually followed by "against"). [1/2 definitions] |
disrespect |
to consider or treat with a lack of respect. [1/2 definitions] |
doctor |
a person trained and licensed to treat sick people or animals. [1/2 definitions] |
dress |
to clean or put a bandage on; treat. [1/7 definitions] |
insulin |
any of the common substitutes for this hormone, taken from an animal pancreas and used to treat diabetes. [1/2 definitions] |
insult |
to speak to or treat without respect or in a way that hurts feelings. [1/2 definitions] |
make light of |
to treat as or consider silly or not important. |
massage |
to treat by rubbing the body; give a massage to. [1/2 definitions] |
medicine |
a drug or other substance used to treat a disease, injury, pain, or other symptoms. [1/2 definitions] |
mistreat |
to treat badly. |
misuse |
to treat badly; abuse. [1/3 definitions] |
oppress |
to treat in a way that is cruel or not fair. [1/2 definitions] |
pamper |
to treat or please with too much care or attention; spoil. |
persecute |
to continually treat in a cruel or harsh way because of race, religion, political ideas, or some other difference. |
pet1 |
to pat or stroke; touch or treat as a pet. [1/4 definitions] |
physician |
a doctor of medicine who is qualified and licensed to treat illness and injury. |
pick on |
(informal) to treat someone in a mean way, either with words or in a physical way. |