Example: Le médecin doit traiter les patients avec beaucoup de soin.
Definition
"Traiter" means to care for or manage someone or something, often involving actions to address a problem or need. For example, in medicine, it refers to providing care or therapy to patients to improve their health or condition.
The word "traiter" comes from the Old French "traitier," which evolved from Latin "tractare," meaning to handle or manage. Did you know? The root "tractare" is a frequentative form of "trahere," meaning to pull or drag, originally implying the action of handling thoroughly.
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"Traiter" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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