Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat
(verb) treat badly; “This boss abuses his workers”; “She is always stepping on others to get ahead”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mistreat (third-person singular simple present mistreats, present participle mistreating, simple past and past participle mistreated)
(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
• martites, mitrates, teratism
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*treat", v. t.
Definition: To treat amiss; to abuse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.