Main Entry:

²doctor

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

doc·tored; doc·tor·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\

Date:

1712

transitive verb1 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 verb1: to practice medicine2dialect : to take medicine