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treatment

treat·ment

treatment

 
 
pronunciation:
trit mnt
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of behaving in some way toward another.
His treatment of the frightened girl was gentle and caring.I hate his mean treatment of his puppy.
definition 2: giving medicine or using other ways to help cure a disease or heal an injury.
A good treatment for a cold is the old one of chicken soup.
similar words:
cure
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