treat vs fume

treat and fume both are nouns.

treat and fume both are verbs.

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

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

treat: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
fume: treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

Other hyponyms of treat include propagate, iodise, iodize, nitrate, tank, aerate, oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize, mercerise, mercerize, malt, fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize, creosote, chlorinate, carbonate, camphorate, bromate, brominate, ammoniate, irradiate, ray, scald, refine, nitrify, nitrogenise, nitrogenize, reverberate, curry, seed, dose, sulfur, sulphur, vulcanise, vulcanize, chrome, bituminise, bituminize, Agenise, Agenize, run, carboxylate, beneficiate, digest, fumigate, air-condition.

treat (noun)	fume (noun)
an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight	a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
something considered choice to eat

treat (verb)	fume (verb)
provide treatment for	be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition	be mad, angry, or furious
regard or consider in a specific way	treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression	emit a cloud of fine particles
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

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