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to ill-treat
01
to behave cruelly or harshly towards someone or something
Transitive: to ill-treat sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
ill-treat
3rd person singular
ill-treats
Present participle
ill-treating
Past simple
ill-treated
Past participle
ill-treated
Examples
The abusive husband was arrested for ill-treating his wife and children, both physically and emotionally.
