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

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

If you ill-treat me, George, papa must have something to do with it.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

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