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 you ill-treat me, George, papa must have something to do with it.
From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony
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
They made common cause in all quarrels and disputes, and to ill-treat one was to ill-treat both.
From Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 by Various
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
