Meaning : Subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition.
Example :
Process cheese.
Process hair.
Treat the water so it can be drunk.
Treat the lawn with chemicals.
Treat an oil spill.
Synonyms : process
Meaning : Provide treatment for.
Example :
The doctor treated my broken leg.
The nurses cared for the bomb victims.
The patient must be treated right away or she will die.
Treat the infection with antibiotics.
Synonyms : care for
Meaning : Provide with a gift or entertainment.
Example :
Grandmother always treated us to the circus.
I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed.
Meaning : Provide with choice or abundant food or drink.
Example :
Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating.
She treated her houseguests with good food every night.
Synonyms : regale
Meaning : Engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement.
Example :
They had to treat with the King.
Meaning : Regard or consider in a specific way.
Example :
I treated his advances as a joke.