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Synonyms & Antonyms of ill-treat
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
- anyone who ill-treats their pets should not be allowed to have any
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- baby,
- cater (to),
- coddle,
- favor,
- gratify,
- humor,
- indulge,
- mollycoddle,
- pamper,
- spoil
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“Ill-treat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-treat. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of ill-treat was in 1689
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