treat tenderly

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• treat — treat1 W1S2 [tri:t] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(behave towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(deal with something)¦ 3¦(illness/injury)¦ 4¦(buy something for somebody)¦ 5¦(protect/clean)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: traitier, from Latin… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• treat — 01. The children [treat] their new puppy with a lot of kindness. 02. The [treatment] my father received while in the hospital for heart surgery was simply excellent. 03. The police are [treating] the case as an accident. 04. Why do you insist on… …   Grammatical examples in English

• tender — tender1 tenderly, adv. tenderness, n. /ten deuhr/, adj., tenderer, tenderest, v. adj. 1. soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak. 2. weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy …   Universalium

• favor — n 1. kind act, good deed, kind deed, good turn, labor of love, courtesy, Fr. beau geste; blessing, boon, grace, grant, Theol. dispensation; benefaction, Archaic. benefit, Archaic. benignity, benevolence. 2. kindness, generosity, consideration,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• coddle — coddler, n. /kod l/, v.t., coddled, coddling. 1. to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper: to coddle children when they re sick. 2. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water that is just below the boiling point; cook gently. [1590 1600;… …   Universalium

• Roa Bastos, Augusto — ▪ Paraguayan writer in full  Augusto Antonio Roa Bastos  born June 13, 1917, Iturbe, Paraguay died April 26, 2005, Asunción       Latin American novelist, short story writer, and film scriptwriter of national and international fame.       Born in …   Universalium

• coddle — c.1600, boil gently, probably from caudle warm drink for invalids (c.1300), from Anglo Fr. caudel (c.1300), ultimately from L. calidium warm drink, warm wine and water, neut. of calidus hot, from calere be warm (see CALORIE (Cf. calorie)). Verb… …   Etymology dictionary

• coddle — cod•dle [[t]ˈkɒd l[/t]] v. t. dled, dling 1) to treat tenderly or indulgently; pamper 2) coo to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water just below the boiling point • Etymology: 1590–1600; var. of caudle caudle cod′dler, n …   From formal English to slang

• tender — I ten•der [[t]ˈtɛn dər[/t]] adj. der•er, der•est, v. 1) soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak[/ex] 2) weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy 3) bot (of plants) unable to withstand freezing temperatures 4) …   From formal English to slang

• coddle — /ˈkɒdl / (say kodl) verb (t) (coddled, coddling) 1. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) slowly in water just below boiling point. 2. to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper. {variant of and verb use of caudle kind of gruel, from Old North… …  

• cod´dler — cod|dle «KOD uhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to treat tenderly; pamper: »The mother coddled her sick child. SYNONYM(S): humor, indulge. 2. to cook gently in hot water without boiling: »to coddle an egg. ╂[variant of caudle gruel] …   Useful english dictionary