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treat
English
Etymology
From Middle English treten, from Anglo-Norman treter, Old French tretier, traiter, from Latin tr?ctare (“to pull", "to manage”), from the past participle stem of trahere (“to draw", "to pull”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Verb
treat (third-person singular simple present treats, present participle treating, simple past and past participle treated)
- (intransitive) To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with). [from 13th c.]
- 1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, George Allen & Unwin:
- Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed. 'Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?' he asked.
- 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1365:
- After all, in this hideous war we have just passed through never forget that Halifax would have treated with Hitler: it took Churchill to refuse.
- 2010, David Mitchell, The Observer, 6 Jun 2010:
- I wouldn't promote businesses I considered immoral – ambulance-chasing lawyers or online roulette for example – but I've got nothing against computer or software manufacture: they're important and any reputable company in that industry is welcome to treat for my services.
- 1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, George Allen & Unwin:
- (intransitive) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To entreat or beseech (someone). [14th-17th c.]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Lord Berners to this entry?)
- (transitive) To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. [from 16th c.]
- (Britain, politics) To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter.
- (transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. [from 18th c.]
- (transitive) To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind. [from 19th c.]
- To provide something special and pleasant.
- 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]
- The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.
- 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]
Usage notes
In the dialects found in Northern England, the past tense and past participle form tret (/t??t/) is sometimes encountered.
Synonyms
- (to deal with in a very specific way): behandle
- (give medical care or attention to): leech, make better
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
treat (plural treats)
- An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
- I took the kids to the zoo for a treat.
- Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.
- An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
- It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.
- A snack food item designed to be given to pets.
- I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.
- (obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.
- (obsolete) An entreaty.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Ratte, atter, ratte, tater, teart, tetra, tetra-
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geld
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ld/
- Rhymes: -?ld
Etymology 1
From Middle English geld and reinforced by Medieval Latin geldum, both from Old English geld, ?ield (“payment, tribute”), from Proto-Germanic *geld? (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?eld?- (“to pay”). Cognate with North Frisian jild (“money”), Saterland Frisian Jield, Jäild (“money”), Dutch geld (“money”), German Geld (“money”), Old Norse gjald (“payment”), Gothic ???????????????? (gild, “tribute”). Also related to English yield. Geld is also written gelt or gild, and as such found in wergild, Danegeld, etc. Probably reinforced by gelt (which see), see Norwegian Bokmål gjeld (“debt”).
Noun
geld (countable and uncountable, plural gelds)
- (chiefly archaic or historical) Money.
- (historical) In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.
Related terms
- Danegeld
- hidegeld
- wharfgeld
- sandgeld
- wergeld
- yield
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English gelden, from Old Norse gelda (“to geld, castrate”), from geldr (“yielding no milk, dry”), cognate with Old High German galt. Cognate with Gothic ???????????????????? (gilþa, “sickle”). Compare the archaic German Gelze (“castrated swine”) and gelzen (“castrate”), Danish galt (“castrated boar”) (from Old Norse g?ltr (“boar, hog”), cognate with English gilt) and gilde (“to geld”). "gelding" derives from Old Norse geldingr.
Verb
geld (third-person singular simple present gelds, present participle gelding, simple past and past participle gelded or gelt)
- (transitive) To castrate a male (usually an animal).
- (transitive, figuratively) To deprive of anything essential; to weaken.
Translations
Noun
geld (plural gelds)
- A female animal, such as a ewe or cow, that is not pregnant.
References
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch geld (“money”), from Middle Dutch gelt, from Old Dutch geld, from Proto-Germanic *geld?, cognate with German Geld (“money”), Old Norse gjald (“payment”), Gothic ???????????????? (gild, “tribute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??lt/
Noun
geld (plural geld)
- money
Descendants
- ? Sotho: tjhelete
- ? Venda: tshelede
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??lt/, (Northern Dutch) [x?lt], (Southern Dutch) [??lt]
- Hyphenation: geld
- Rhymes: -?lt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gelt, gheld, ghelt, from Old Dutch geld, from Proto-West Germanic *geld, from Proto-Germanic *geld? (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?eld?- (“to pay”).
Noun
geld n (plural gelden)
- money
- Synonyms: doekoe, poen
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: geld
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch gelde, probably borrowed from Old Norse geldr (“barren, yielding no milk”), from Proto-Germanic *galdaz, *galdijaz (“barren, unfruitful”). The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *g?el- (“to cut”), or from *g?el- (“to shout, cry”).
Adjective
geld (not comparable)
- (obsolete, of female animals) not pregnant
- Antonym: drachtig
- (obsolete, of fish) male
Inflection
Alternative forms
- gelt (obsolete)
Descendants
- ? West Frisian: geld
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
geld
- first-person singular present indicative of gelden
- imperative of gelden
References
Icelandic
Verb
geld
- first-person singular present indicative of gjalda
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??l(d)]
Adjective
geld (comparative mair geld, superlative maist geld)
- Alternative form of yeld
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