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Definition doctor in American English

doctor verb

verb
/ˈdɑktər/
1

to change something, especially facts or numbers, in order to make people believe something that is not true

Example

Experts suspected the police evidence had been doctored.

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Example

We suspected that the horse's feed had been doctored with drugs.

Example

I had to doctor up the soup a little to make it taste better.

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3

to cure or treat a person or an illness

Example

He's been doctoring for over 40 years.

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Definition doctor in American English