doctor
verb/ˈdɒktə(r)/
/ˈdɑːktər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they doctor | /ˈdɒktə(r)/ /ˈdɑːktər/ |
| he / she / it doctors | /ˈdɒktəz/ /ˈdɑːktərz/ |
| past simple doctored | /ˈdɒktəd/ /ˈdɑːktərd/ |
| past participle doctored | /ˈdɒktəd/ /ˈdɑːktərd/ |
| -ing form doctoring | /ˈdɒktərɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːktərɪŋ/ |
- doctor something to change something in order to trick somebody synonym falsify
- He was accused of doctoring the figures.
- doctor something to add something harmful to food or drink
- The wine had been doctored.
- doctor something (informal) to remove part of the sex organs of an animal synonym neuter
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘learned person’ and ‘Doctor of the Church’): via Old French from Latin doctor ‘teacher’ (from docere ‘teach’).
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