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.