DO BY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Interact in a certain way

Example:

Handle the press reporters gently

Synonyms:

do by; handle; treat

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "do by" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Verb group:

address; cover; deal; handle; plow; treat (act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression)

treat (regard or consider in a specific way)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do by"):

bemock; mock (treat with contempt)

cut; disregard; ignore; snub (refuse to acknowledge)

wrong (treat unjustly; do wrong to)

handle with kid gloves (handle with great care and sensitivity)

criminalize (treat as a criminal)

nurse (treat carefully)

strong-arm (handle roughly)

ride roughshod; run roughshod (treat inconsiderately or harshly)

upstage (treat snobbishly, put in one's place)

rough-house (treat in a rough or boisterous manner)

brutalise; brutalize (treat brutally)

do well by (treat with respect and consideration)

gloss over; skate over; skimp over; slur over; smooth over (treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody