treat vs spoil

treat and spoil both are nouns.

treat and spoil both are verbs.

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

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

treat: interact in a certain way
spoil: treat with excessive indulgence

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, abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step, baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, friendzone.

treat (noun)	spoil (noun)
an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight	the act of stripping and taking by force
something considered choice to eat	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
	(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

treat (verb)	spoil (verb)
provide treatment for	become unfit for consumption or use
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition	alter from the original
regard or consider in a specific way	make imperfect
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression	destroy and strip of its possession
engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement	have a strong desire or urge to do something
provide with choice or abundant food or drink	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
provide with a gift or entertainment	treat with excessive indulgence
interact in a certain way	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between treat and spoil

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