Hypernyms for "treat"
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Hypernyms
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                    abuse
                    administer
                    aerate
                    Agenise
                    Agenize
                    air-condition
                    alcoholize
                    ambrosia
                    ammoniate
                    analyse
                    analyze
                    baby
                    bemock
                    beneficiate
                    bituminise
                    bituminize
                    bleed
                    bone marrow
                    bromate
                    brominate
                    brutalise
                    brutalize
                    burn
                    camphorate
                    carbonate
                    carboxylate
                    cauterise
                    cauterize
                    chlorinate
                    choice morsel
                    chrome
                    cocker
                    coddle
                    confection
                    correct
                    cosset
                    creosote
                    criminalize
                    cup
                    curry
                    cut
                    detox
                    detoxify
                    digest
                    discourse
                    discuss
                    dispense
                    disregard
                    do well by
                    doctor
                    dose
                    dress
                    feast
                    featherbed
                    feed
                    fluoridate
                    fluoridise
                    fluoridize
                    fume
                    fumigate
                    gelatin
                    gloss over
                    handle with kid gloves
                    hyperventilate
                    ignore
                    ill-treat
                    ill-use
                    indulge
                    insufflate
                    iodise
                    iodize
                    irradiate
                    irrigate
                    jelly
                    leech
                    malt
                    maltreat
                    manipulate
                    marrow
                    massage
                    medicate
                    medicine
                    mercerise
                    mercerize
                    mistreat
                    mock
                    mollycoddle
                    nectar
                    nitrate
                    nitrify
                    nitrogenise
                    nitrogenize
                    nurse
                    operate
                    operate on
                    oxygenate
                    oxygenise
                    oxygenize
                    pack
                    pamper
                    phlebotomise
                    phlebotomize
                    propagate
                    psychoanalyse
                    psychoanalyze
                    purge
                    ray
                    refine
                    relieve
                    remedy
                    reverberate
                    ride roughshod
                    rough-house
                    run
                    run roughshod
                    savory
                    savoury
                    scald
                    seed
                    shock
                    skate over
                    skimp over
                    slur over
                    smooth over
                    snub
                    splint
                    spoil
                    step
                    strong-arm
                    sulfur
                    sulphur
                    sweet
                    talk about
                    tank
                    theologise
                    theologize
                    tidbit
                    titbit
                    transfuse
                    upstage
                    vet
                    vulcanise
                    vulcanize
                    wine
                    wrong
            
    What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.