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| abuse |
to treat in a manner that causes injury or offense. [1/7 definitions] |
| abusive |
inclined to treat others with cruelty or disrespect. [1/4 definitions] |
| alcoholize |
to saturate, combine, or treat with alcohol. [1/2 definitions] |
| allegorize |
to make an allegory of or treat as an allegory. [1/3 definitions] |
| aluminize |
to treat or cover with some form of aluminum. |
| aminoglycoside |
any of a group of antibiotics, such as streptomycin, that is used to treat bacterial infections. |
| amitriptyline |
a tricyclic antidepressant drug used to treat depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other mental disorders. |
| ammoniate |
to treat, combine, or mix with ammonia. [1/2 definitions] |
| amphotericin |
a medication used to treat fungal infections, esp. those that are systemic. |
| antihistamine |
any of various drugs used to treat allergies and colds by inhibiting the effects of histamine production in the body. |
| azithromycin |
an antibiotic derived from erythromycin that is used to treat bacterial infections. |
| baby |
to treat with special care. [1/12 definitions] |
| be- |
to cause to be; treat as; make (used to change nouns, adjectives, and intransitive verbs into transitive verbs). [1/3 definitions] |
| brutalize |
to treat savagely, mercilessly, or cruelly. [1/2 definitions] |
| camphorate |
to treat or impregnate with camphor. |
| camphor ice |
a medicinal ointment composed of wax, camphor, and oil used chiefly to treat minor skin problems. |
| canonize |
to include or treat as sacred. [1/3 definitions] |
| capitalize |
in accounting, to treat (expenditures) as assets. [1/4 definitions] |
| carbolize |
to treat or sterilize with carbolic acid. |
| carbonize |
to treat, coat, or combine with carbon. [1/2 definitions] |
| cephalosporin |
any of a group of antibiotics originally isolated from fungi of the genus Acremonium (formerly known as Cephalosporium) used to treat bacterial infections. |
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