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treats of

treats of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of treat of.

Meaning of treat of

Verb

treat of (third-person singular simple present treats of, present participle treating of, simple past and past participle treated of)

  1. (dated) To deal with (a subject).
    • In the same way, palaeichthyology, or that branch of natural science which treats of fossil fishes, extends our information from the existing fauna back to the earliest advent of vertebrate life upon our globe […]1905, Charles Rochester Eastman, A brief general account of fossil fishes

Questions about treats of

What is treats of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Treats of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of treat of.

Words near treats of in the dictionary

  1. treats
  2. treats like dirt
  3. treats like garbage
  4. treats like shit
  5. treats like trash
  6. treats of
  7. treats with kid gloves
  8. treatsome
  9. treature
  10. treatures
  11. treaty

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