English verb: ill-treat | |||
1. | ill-treat (social) treat badly | ||
Samples | This boss abuses his workers. She is always stepping on others to get ahead. | ||
Examples | They want to ill-treat the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | abuse, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do by, handle, treat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | kick around | ||