ill-treat
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In these quotations, to vanquish foes and destroy enemies does not mean to ill-treat others in any way, or even to seek victory over them in a traditional sense.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2019
Do you suppose that Herr Rossel, or the baron, or I myself, would suffer any one to ill-treat our little Zenz?
From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II by Heyse, Paul
The Marquis de Gange knows better than to ill-treat his wife.
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
They seem to live on familiar terms with the people about them when they treat them well, to punish them when they ill-treat them....
From Ulster Folklore by Andrews, Elizabeth
What man would under-feed, ill-treat, or poorly care for a horse that he expected to serve him, in return, promptly and well?
From History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time by Ballou, Maturin Murray
