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

"Seigneur," answered Marceline trembling, "they wanted to ill-treat poor Yvon."

From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène

He did not ill-treat her, far from it.

From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth

My mistress, Dame Adelaide, a lady of the Queen's chamber, will know how to punish you if you ill-treat me.

From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène

They did not plunder or ill-treat the people, but they cared nothing for town life or for agricultural pursuits, and as they passed onward they left the country bare.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various