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to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
- the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail
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- baby,
- cater (to),
- coddle,
- favor,
- gratify,
- humor,
- indulge,
- mollycoddle,
- pamper,
- spoil
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreat. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of mistreat was in the 15th century
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