· a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"

Synonym(s): doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico

Hypernym(s): medical_practitioner, medical_man

· (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"

Synonym(s): Doctor_of_the_Church

Hypernym(s): theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser

· 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"

Synonym(s): doctor

Hypernym(s): play, child%27s_play

· a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"

Synonym(s): doctor, Dr.

Hypernym(s): scholar, scholarly_person, bookman, student

· alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"

Synonym(s): sophisticate, doctor, doctor_up

Hypernym(s): load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase

· give medical treatment to

Synonym(s): doctor

Hypernym(s): treat, care_for

· restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

Synonym(s): repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on

Hypernym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate