MALTREAT


Meaning of MALTREAT in English

— maltreater , n. — maltreatment , n.

/mal treet"/ , v.t.

to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.

[ 1700-10; earlier maltrait maltraiter. See MAL-, TREAT ]

Syn . mistreat, injure.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .