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a tiny bribe that taught dogs, kids, and adults to obey on command.
means To deal with or behave toward someone or something in a particular way, to handle a topic, to provide medical care, or to give someone an enjoyable thing — and as a noun, that enjoyable thing itself.
from From Old French 'traitier' (to deal with, negotiate, handle), itself from Latin 'tractare' (to handle, manage, drag about), a frequentative of 'trahere' (to pull or draw) — the same deep root that gives us 'tractor,' 'traction,' and 'tract.' So at its core, to 'treat' someone was to handle or pull them into your dealings; the modern sense of a pleasant gift or indulgence grew later from the idea of 'treating' someone well — entertaining them, standing them a round, footing the bill.
- origin
- From Latin tractare, to handle or manage
- halloween
- Trick-or-treating spread nationwide only by the 1950s
- brain chemistry
- Anticipating a treat spikes dopamine more than receiving it
- medical sense
- Same word means both candy and curing disease
treaty of versailles — ended world war i in 1919, imposed reparations on germany
indian removal act — andrew jackson signed in 1830, forced relocation of native americans on trail of tears
paris climate accord — 196 countries agreed in 2015 to limit global warming to 1.5-2°c