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doctor Definition

• (n) a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
• (n) (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
• (n) children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the doctor''s office; "the children explored each other''s bodies by playing the game of doctor"
• (n) a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
• (v) alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
• (v) give medical treatment to
• (v) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

doctor Synonyms

• bushel
• doc
• doctor
• Doctor of the Church
• doctor up
• Dr.
• fix
• furbish up
• MD
• medico
• mend
• physician
• repair
• restore
• sophisticate
• touch on