treat
verb [ T ]
uk/triːt/ usto behave towards or think of someone or something in a particular way:
treat sb/sth as sth We must treat employees as allies in achieving change.
treat sb/sth equally/fairly/unfairly It very hard to prove that the company had been treated unfairly.
treat sb/sth like sth The company treated their initial public offering more like a marketing opportunity than a capital-raising exercise.
to deal with something in a particular way:
Each Fund is treated as a single tax entity.
The employment department said the unemployment figures should be treated with caution.
PRODUCTION
to put a special substance on something or put it through a special process, in order to protect it, clean it, or make it safe:
treat sth with sth We treat the material with resin to make it waterproof.