treat vs abuse

treat and abuse both are nouns.

treat and abuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
treat	Yes	No	Yes	No
abuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, abuse is a hyponym of treat; that is, abuse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than treat:

treat: interact in a certain way
abuse: treat badly

Other hyponyms of treat include bemock, mock, cut, disregard, ignore, snub, wrong, handle with kid gloves, criminalize, nurse, strong-arm, ride roughshod, run roughshod, upstage, rough-house, brutalise, brutalize, do well by, gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step, baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, friendzone.

treat (noun)	abuse (noun)
an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight	improper or excessive use
something considered choice to eat	cruel or inhumane treatment
	a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

treat (verb)	abuse (verb)
provide treatment for	change the inherent purpose or function of something
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition	use wrongly or improperly or excessively
regard or consider in a specific way	use foul or abusive language towards
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression	treat badly
engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
provide with a gift or entertainment
interact in a certain way

Difference between treat and abuse

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