Treat vs Use - What's the difference?
treat | use |
To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for'' or ''with ).
* 1955 , , The Return of the King , George Allen & Unwin:
* 1985 , (Lawrence Durrell), Quinx'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 1365:
* 2010 , David Mitchell, The Observer , 6 Jun 2010:
To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
* Milton
To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To entreat or beseech (someone).
To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.
To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind.
* 2012 , Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632463]
An entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
(obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.
(obsolete) An entreaty.
The act of using.
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, volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= Usefulness, benefit.
* Milton
* Alexander Pope
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author=(Leo Hickman)
, volume=189, issue=7, page=26, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
(obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,
* Jeremy Taylor
(archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
* Spenser
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
* Shakespeare
(religion) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
* Book of Common Prayer
(forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
(archaic) To accustom; to habituate.
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*(John Milton) (1608–1674)
*:Thou with thy compeers, / Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels.
To employ; to apply; to utilize.
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, title= To exhaust the supply of; to consume by employing
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To exploit.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
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*(John Milton) (1608–1674)
*:How wouldst thou use me now?
*(Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)
*:Cato has used me ill.
To habitually do; to be wont to do.
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*Bible, 1 (w) iv.9
*:Use hospitality one to another.
*, I.48:
*:Peter Pol'', doctor in divinitie used to sit upon his mule, who as ''Monstrelet'' reporteth, was wont to ride up and downe the streets of ''Paris , ever sitting sideling, as women use .
* 1693 , Sir Norman Knatchbull, Annotations upon some difficult texts in all the books of the New Testament
(past tense with infinitive) To habitually do. See used to.
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As verbs the difference between treat and use
is that treat is to negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for'' or ''with ) while use is .As a noun treat
is an entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.treat
English
Verb
(en verb)- Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed. 'Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?' he asked.
- After all, in this hideous war we have just passed through never forget that Halifax would have treated with Hitler: it took Churchill to refuse.
- I wouldn't promote businesses I considered immoral – ambulance-chasing lawyers or online roulette for example – but I've got nothing against computer or software manufacture: they're important and any reputable company in that industry is welcome to treat for my services.
- Cicero's writing treats mainly of old age and personal duty.
- Now of love they treat .
- The article treated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.
- Only let my family live, I treat thee.
- You treated me like a fool.
- She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.
- I treated my son to some popcorn in the interval.
- I've done so well this month, I'll treat''' you all to dinner (or 'Dinner is my '''treat .)
- My husband treated me to a Paris holiday for our anniversary.
- They treated me for malaria.
- He treated the substance with sulphuric acid.
- I treated the photo somewhat to make the colours more pronounced.
- The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.
Usage notes
In the dialects found in Yorkshire and North East England, the past tense form treat (but pronounced tret ) is sometimes encountered.Synonyms
* (to deal with in a very specific way)Derived terms
* no way to treat a lady * treatable * treatmentNoun
(en noun)- I took the kids to the zoo for a treat .
- It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.
Anagrams
* * *use
English
(wikipedia use)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Etymology 1
From (etyl) from Old English nytt.Noun
(en noun)Ed Pilkington
‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told, passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
- God made two great lights, great for their use / To man.
- 'Tis use alone that sanctifies expense.
How algorithms rule the world, passage=The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.}}
- I have no further use for these textbooks.
- DON PEDRO. Come, lady, come; you have lost the heart of Signior Benedick.
- BEATRICE. Indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile; and I gave him use for it, a double heart for a single one: [...]
- Thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use and principal, to him.
- Let later age that noble use envy.
- How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, / Seem to me all the uses of this world!
- O Caesar! these things are beyond all use .
- the Sarum, or Canterbury, use'''; the Hereford '''use'''; the York '''use'''; the Roman '''use ; etc.
- From henceforth all the whole realm shall have but one use .
Synonyms
* (act of using) employment, usage, note, nait * (usefulness) benefit, good, point, usefulness, utility, note, naitDerived terms
* disuse * fair use * hyper-use * misuse * no use * overuse * reuse * underuse * useful * useless * usement * what’s the useEtymology 2
From (etyl) ).Verb
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- For in the Rites of funeration they did use to anoint the dead body, with Aromatick Spices and Oyntments, before they buried them.