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num-only'> a person who restores, repairs, or fine-tunes things
verb
doc​tored; doc​tor​ing ˈdäk-t(ə-)riŋ

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to give medical treatment to //doctored her ailing husband
    to restore to good condition repair //doctor an old clock
  • to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment //doctored the play to suit the audience //The drink was doctored.
    to alter deceptively //accused of doctoring the election returns //The pitcher tried to cheat by doctoring the baseball.
  • intransitive ​verb
  • to practice medicine //a career doctoring in the country
  • dialect to take medicine
Other Words
Noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • transitive ​verb
  • to give medical treatment to //doctored her ailing husband
    to restore to good condition repair //doctor an old clock
  • to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment //doctored the play to suit the audience //The drink was doctored.
    to alter deceptively //accused of doctoring the election returns //The pitcher tried to cheat by doctoring the baseball.
  • intransitive ​verb
  • to practice medicine //a career doctoring in the country
  • dialect to take medicine
Other Words
Noun
  • doc​tor​al ˈdäk-t(ə-)rəl adjective
  • doc​tor​less ˈdäk-tər-ləs