to doctor
15
3.2
- verb
- /ˈdɑktər/
- One day you may be in a war situation, doctoring for the Uganda Army.
Examples
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Ipa continued to doctor the horse's swollen leg with lantana leaves and fed it mesquite beans until it was past the danger of dying.
Fiction book (1995) -
One day, I went out after dinner with my dad to doctor a late calf with scours, a dysentery that could kill him.
Fiction book (1997) -
Please, doctor, I don't care what you do, but please do something.
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When my father was sick in bed, Del helped my mother mend fences and doctor the cows.
Fiction book (1990) -
The vet will doctor the injured dog to ensure it gets better soon.
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After the storm, she needed to doctor the broken fence to keep the animals safe.
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He learned how to doctor wounds while volunteering at the animal shelter.
Synonyms
799
2.7
To give medical care to try to cure an illness or injury
378
1.0
Look after a sick or injured person and give them needed help
59
5.1
Give medicine to a person or animal to treat an illness
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
9
7.1
A person who makes news or events look better to influence people's opinions
- Specialized
1
5.4
A university degree that shows you did new research after several years of study
- Specialized
1
7.0
A university degree given after study or to honour someone for important work in law
- Formal
1
9.6
A saint in the Roman Catholic Church honored for important religious teaching and writing
1
5.0
A university degree in science that universities give for important research or as an honor
- Specialized
1
7.1
A high-level degree for study or achievement in arts and humanities
- Specialized
1
8.6
A high university degree in religious study given to senior scholars
- Specialized
1
6.3
A special degree that a university gives to people for work in the fine arts
1
3.0
A doctor who cares for women's health, especially during pregnancy and for the parts used for having babies
1
4.2
A university degree for people who lead public health programs and make health policy
- Specialized
1
8.9
A brightly colored fish with no scales that lives in cold northern waters
- Specialized
1
4.5
A university degree for advanced study and research about teaching and schools
- Specialized
1
8.9
An honorary university degree given for important work in literature or the humanities
- Specialized
1
6.4
An advanced university degree for people who perform, write, or conduct music
The highest university degree in theology given by the Catholic Church
- Specialized
1
5.1
A doctor qualified in osteopathic medicine who can treat patients, prescribe medicine, and perform surgery
- Specialized
1
4.8
A high-level degree for people who test and treat problems with sight
- Specialized
1
6.7
A university degree that shows advanced study or performance in music
- Specialized
1
4.4
A degree dentists receive after dental school that lets them operate on teeth
- Specialized
An honorary university degree given for important work in subjects like history or literature
- Specialized
A brightly colored tropical fish with sharp spines found in the Caribbean
- Archaic
A doctor who treated people with smallpox and other contagious diseases during outbreaks
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Doctor as a verb comes from the noun doctor (a medical person). To 'doctor' someone originally means to act like a doctor and give medical care, which is why we say a nurse 'doctored' the wound.