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ill-treat

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ill-treat

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

anyone who ill-treats their pets should not be allowed to have any

Synonyms of ill-treat

abuse, brutalize, bully, ill-use, kick around, maltreat, manhandle, mess over [slang], mishandle, mistreat, misuse

Words Related to ill-treat

molest, outrage, violate

harass, harm, hurt, injure, oppress, persecute, torment, torture

burn, sandbag, victimize, wrong

beat (up), mess (up), rough (up), work (over)

Phrases Synonymous with ill-treat

Near Antonyms of ill-treat

care (for), cherish, foster, nurture

baby, cater (to), coddle, favor, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

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