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maltreat

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maltreat
verb
parents that maltreat their children:
ill-treat, mistreat, abuse, ill-use, misuse, treat badly;
handle/treat roughly, knock about, knock around, hit, beat, strike, mishandle, manhandle, maul;
bully, torture, injure, harm, hurt, persecute, molest;
informal beat up, rough up, do over.
maltreat Oxford Dictionary of English
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