ill treat
verb
Roget 739:
be severe
etc.
adj..
assume,
usurp,
arrogate,
take liberties;
domineer,
bully
etc.
885;
tyrannize,
inflict,
wreak,
stretch a point,
put on the screw;
be hard upon;
bear a heavy hand on,
lay a heavy hand on;
be down upon,
come down upon;
ill treat;
deal hardly with,
deal hard measure to;
rule with a rod of iron,
chastise with scorpions;
dye with blood;
oppress,
override;
trample under foot;
tread under foot,
tread upon,
trample upon,
tread down upon,
trample down upon;
crush under an iron heel,
ride roughshod over;
rivet the yoke;
hold a tight hand,
keep a tight hand;
force down the throat;
coerce
etc.
744;
give no quarter
etc.
(pitiless)
914.1.
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