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n. an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight

v. engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"

v. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

v. provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"

regale, treat

v. provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

process, treat

v. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

treat, care for

v. provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

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refreshment

n. snacks and drinks served as a light meal

appetizer, appetiser, starter

n. food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

hors d'oeuvre

n. a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal

hash out, discuss, talk over

v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

contest, contend, repugn

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate

v. think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

tease

v. mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

set about, go about, approach

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

manage, deal, care, handle

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

struggle

v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

buy

v. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"

conduct, carry on, deal

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

entertain

v. provide entertainment for

market

v. deal in a market

retail

v. sell on the retail market

sell, deal in

v. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"

amuse, divert, disport

v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

amuse, divert, disport

v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

dine

v. give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

concoct

v. make a concoction (of) by mixing

convert

v. cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"

convert

v. change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

convert

v. complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"

convert

v. score (a spare)

fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set

v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

give

v. give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"

dress, dress up

v. dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"

soak, imbue

v. fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

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