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Definition of maltreat verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

maltreat

verb

NAmE//ˌmælˈtrit//

maltreat somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they maltreat

he / she / it maltreats

past simple maltreated

-ing form maltreating

to be very cruel to a person or an animal synonym ill-treat Officers were accused of maltreating prisoners.

maltreatment

noun [uncountable]See maltreat in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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