nurse vs treat

nurse

verb
  • To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to. 

  • To drink slowly, to make it last. 

  • To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast. 

  • To foster, to nourish. 

  • To manage with care and economy. 

  • To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle. 

  • To treat kindly and with extra care. 

  • To hold closely to one's chest 

  • To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots. 

noun
  • One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters. 

  • A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction. 

  • A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young. 

  • A shrub or tree that protects a young plant. 

  • A person trained to provide care for the sick. 

  • A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place. 

  • A nurse shark or dogfish. 

treat

verb
  • To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. 

  • To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with). 

  • To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking. 

  • To provide something special and pleasant. 

  • To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. 

  • To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter. 

  • To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way. 

  • To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion. 

  • To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind. 

noun
  • An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure. 

  • A snack food item designed to be given to pets. 

  • An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others. 

How often have the words nurse and treat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )