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   maltreat

   /malˈtriːt/

   verb

   • 1. treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence: "children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from French maltraiter.

   Derivatives

   • 1. maltreater noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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