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maltreat |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maltreat \Mal*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maltreated}; p. pr & vb n. {Maltreating}.] [Mal- + treat: cf F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: maltreat v : treat badly [syn: {mistreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {ill-treat}]
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