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7 PHRASE If you say, for example, that something looks or works a treat , you mean that it looks very good or works very well. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  The first part of the plan works a treat.

8to treat someone like dirt → see dirt SYNONYMS treat VERB

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deal with:…the way that building societies deal with complaints.

handle:You must learn how to handle your feelings.

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minister:For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived.

cure:An operation finally cured his shin injury.

heal:No doctor has ever healed a broken bone: he or she sets them. NOUN 5

luxury:A week by the sea is a luxury they can no longer afford.

indulgence:The car is one of my few indulgences.

treat|able /triː təb ^ə l/ ADJ A treatable disease is one which can be cured or controlled, usually by the use of drugs. □  This is a treatable condition. □  Depression is treatable.

trea|tise /triː t I z, [AM ] -t I s/ (treatises ) N‑COUNT A treatise is a long, formal piece of writing about a particular subject. □ [+ on ] …Locke's Treatise on Civil Government.

treat|ment ◆◆◇ /triː tmənt/ (treatments )

1 N‑VAR Treatment is medical attention given to a sick or injured person or animal. □  Many patients are not getting the medical treatment they need. □ [+ for ] …an effective treatment for eczema. [Also + of ]

2 N‑UNCOUNT Your treatment of someone is the way you behave towards them or deal with them. □  We don't want any special treatment. [Also + of ]

3 N‑VAR Treatment of something involves putting a particular substance onto or into it, in order to clean it, to protect it, or to give it special properties. □ [+ of ] There should be greater treatment of sewage before it is discharged. □  As with all oily hair treatments, shampoo needs to be applied first.

4 PHRASE If you say that someone is given the full treatment , you mean either that they are treated extremely well or that they are treated extremely severely. [INFORMAL ] □  Make their stay really special by giving them the full treatment. SYNONYMS treatment NOUN 1

medicine:…herbal medicines.

remedy:…natural remedies to help overcome winter infections.

cure:There is still no cure for a cold.

medication:She stopped taking the prescribed medications.

trea|ty ◆◆◇ /triː ti/ (treaties ) N‑COUNT A treaty is a written agreement between countries in which they agree to do a particular thing or to help each other. □ [+ on ] …a global treaty on cutting emissions. SYNONYMS treaty NOUN 1

agreement:The two countries signed an agreement to jointly launch satellites.

pact:Last month he signed a new non-aggression pact with Germany.

contract:The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building.

tre|ble /tre b ^ə l/ (trebles , trebling , trebled )

1 VERB If something trebles or if you treble it, it becomes three times greater in number or amount than it was. □ [V ] They will have to pay much more when rents treble in January. □ [V n] The city has trebled the number of its prisoners to 21,000. ●  tre|bling N‑SING □ [+ of ] A new threat to Bulgaria's stability is the week-old miners' strike for a trebling of minimum pay.