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maltreat

verb

/ˌmælˈtriːt/

Meaning

To treat someone cruelly or unfairly.

The law punishes those who maltreat animals.

abuse, mistreat, oppress, harm

respect, protect, cherish

maltreat animals, maltreat children, cruelly maltreat

to complete or bring to an end; to reach the final point

To join or blend two or more things together into one.

an informal or non-standard variant of 'gloss over', meaning to ignore or minimize something

To extend the application of a method or conclusion to an unknown situation by assuming that existin...

to drop down from a higher place; to decrease; to happen or occur

to act in advance to prevent an anticipated event from happening; forestall