treated

Adjective
Synonyms: temperedhardenedtoughened

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent“the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer”“treated timbers resist rot”“treated fabrics resist wrinkling”
  2. given medical care or treatment“a treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks”
  3. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment“a sword of tempered steel”“tempered glass”Synonyms: temperedhardenedtoughened
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Treat \Treat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treated; p. pr. & vb. n. Treating.] [OE. treten, OF. traitier, F. traiter, from L. tractare to draw violently, to handle, manage, treat, v. intens. from trahere, tractum, to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Entreat, Retreat, Trait.]

1.To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly. [1913 Webster]

2.To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely. [1913 Webster]

3.To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company. [1913 Webster]

4.To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

To treat the peace, a hundred senators Shall be commissioned.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

5.(Med.) To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient. [1913 Webster]

6.To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid. --Ure. [1913 Webster]

7.To entreat; to beseech. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster]

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