treatment
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- noun
- /ˈtriːtmənt/
- Jargon
:
tratamiento
- I got invited into look at some of the initial treatments on how the movie was going to go.
- treatment of the subject
- textual treatment
- treatment of the character
I work with writers on treatments and bibles and so on.
- I work with writers on treatments and bibles and so on.
- Instead we get a treatment of subjects and predicates.
- If you thought that the treatment was rather cursory, it is.
- And again, this was in Aristotle's classic treatment of friendship.
- So I think the treatment and the synopsis is so important.
Examples
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Then we have this very complex treatment of Aristotle.
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The treatment of waste water and pollution.
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Did this require a specific treatment?
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Perhaps it could serve as a treatment for one of your horror films.
Fiction book (1991) -
There's a nice treatment of the word "love".
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Instead we get a treatment of subjects and predicates.
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I shall limit this discussion of Gauthier's justification to his treatment of ownership of land and resources.
Academic text (1990) -
I admire Paley primarily for his treatment of alternatives to his favored argument.
Academic text (1990) -
Simon's self-conscious and farcical treatment of the New York theater industry foregrounds this ambiguous relationship.
Fiction book (1994) -
The author's latest novel offers a unique treatment of the issues surrounding climate change.
Synonyms
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A conversation where people share ideas and opinions to decide or understand
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Speech or writing about a topic
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A clear explanation of an idea or subject that makes it easy to understand
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A list of medical steps and tests doctors use to help a patient get better
- Specialized
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A medical procedure that uses electric shocks to the brain to help severe mental illness
- Archaic
A medical treatment from the past that gave injections to cause strong seizures to treat mental illness
- Archaic
A medical treatment that uses large doses of insulin to cause seizures and coma, formerly used for serious mental illness
How Detailed
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- Jargon
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Treatment comes from the old verb treat, meaning 'to handle' or 'deal with', the same idea you see in words like tractor that 'pull' or manage things. So a writer's or artist's treatment of a subject is the particular way they 'handle' and present that topic.