treated
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,796 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,098 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizertreated timbers resist rot
- given medical care or treatment a treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks
- made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment also: tempered, hardened, toughened a sword of tempered steeltempered glass
treated in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Lastly, the pleasant discovery that his Form treated him with courtesy and kindness.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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However, upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I thought.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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You dislike my friends; and I saw very well how you treated Mme. de Thaller.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Each visitor had to be treated, even though he be a stranger of the humblest character.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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It is a romance of surpassing interest, the subject being treated with all the convincing power of a master-hand.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1