doctoring
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Pronunciation
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Verb
doctoring verb
- To act as a medical doctor to.“Her children doctored her back to health.”
- To act as a medical doctor.
- To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
- To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.“They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.”
Noun
doctoring noun
- Treatment by a doctor.
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Synonyms
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