Main Entry: ²doctor

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): doc·tored; doc·tor·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\

Date: 1712

transitive verb 1 a : to give medical treatment to b : to restore to good condition : repair <doctor an old clock>
2 a : to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment <doctored the play to suit the audience> <the drink was doctored> b : to alter deceptively <accused of doctoring the election returns>intransitive verb 1 : to practice medicine
2 dialect : to take medicine