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S: (n) rebuff, snub, repulse (an instance of driving away or warding off)
S: (n) snub, cut, cold shoulder (a refusal to recognize someone you know) "the snub was clearly intentional"

S: (v) ignore, disregard, snub, cut (refuse to acknowledge) "She cut him dead at the meeting"

S: (v) treat, handle, do by (interact in a certain way) "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

S: (v) mock, bemock (treat with contempt) "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
S: (v) ignore, disregard, snub, cut (refuse to acknowledge) "She cut him dead at the meeting"
S: (v) wrong (treat unjustly; do wrong to)
S: (v) handle with kid gloves (handle with great care and sensitivity) "You have to handle the students with kid gloves"
S: (v) criminalize (treat as a criminal)
S: (v) nurse (treat carefully) "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
S: (v) strong-arm (handle roughly) "He was strong-armed by the policemen"
S: (v) ride roughshod, run roughshod (treat inconsiderately or harshly)
S: (v) upstage (treat snobbishly, put in one's place)
S: (v) rough-house (treat in a rough or boisterous manner)
S: (v) brutalize, brutalise (treat brutally)
S: (v) do well by (treat with respect and consideration) "children should do well by their parents"
S: (v) gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over (treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly)
S: (v) mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat (treat badly) "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
S: (v) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge (treat with excessive indulgence) "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

S: (v) rebuff, snub, repel (reject outright and bluntly) "She snubbed his proposal"