/ˈtriːt.mənt/
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Meaning
The care a doctor gives to a sick person, or the way you behave towards someone.
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Word origin
From the verb treat plus the ending -ment, which turns a verb into a noun.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- treat
- English cognates
- treat
Grammar
Examples
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Use treatment for to name the illness.
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Here a treatment is one way of making people better.
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Here treatment means the way other people behaved towards him.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 21, lesson 2: treatment, metal, grateful and 7 more words.