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Synonyms & Antonyms of maltreat
- a manager fired for maltreating the staff with needless insults
- a home for children who have been deprived and maltreated
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- baby,
- cater (to),
- coddle,
- favor,
- gratify,
- humor,
- indulge,
- mollycoddle,
- pamper,
- spoil
- if you maltreat the puppy, we will take it away immediately
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The first known use of maltreat was in 1708
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