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from The Century Dictionary.

  • To treat unkindly or unjustly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to maltreat.

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  • verb Alternative form of ill-treat.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb treat badly

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