ill-treat
verb🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːt/
🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ill-treat | 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːt/ 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːt/ |
| he / she / it ill-treats | 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːts/ 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːts/ |
| past simple ill-treated | 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪd/ |
| past participle ill-treated | 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪd/ |
| -ing form ill-treating | 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌɪl ˈtriːtɪŋ/ |
- ill-treat somebody
to treat somebody in a cruel or unkind way 虐待