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

If he were to ill-treat her, or at some future time were to regret having married into our family, my wife and I would be inconsolable.

From The Chinese Fairy Book by Wilhelm, Richard

A man would be a fool to ill-treat a woman, whose love or services were valuable to him, if at any moment of discontent she could leave him, perhaps for a rival.

From Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona by Lloyd, J. William

"Do you really think I ill-treat my wife?"

From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth

She may ill-treat him, she may ignore him, it matters not; she attracts him.

From An Artist in Crime by Ottolengui, Rodrigues