treat - regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"

deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address - deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

disregard, ignore, snub, cut - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"

interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"

wrong - treat unjustly; do wrong to

handle with kid gloves - handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves"

criminalize - treat as a criminal

nurse - treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"

strong-arm - handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen"

ride roughshod, run roughshod - treat inconsiderately or harshly

upstage - treat snobbishly, put in one's place

rough-house - treat in a rough or boisterous manner

brutalise, brutalize - treat brutally

do justice, do-well by - treat or consider adequately or fairly; "To do him justice, he is brilliant"

gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulge - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"