doctor

noun

  1. 1

    children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office

    the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor

    the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages

  2. 2

    (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching

    the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor

    the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages

  3. 3

    a licensed medical practitioner

    I felt so bad I went to see my doctor

  4. 4

    a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

    she is a doctor of philosophy in physics

verb

  1. 1

    give medical treatment to

  2. 2

    restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

    She repaired her TV set

    Repair my shoes please

  3. 3

    alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

    Sophisticate rose water with geraniol

Synonyms

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