doc·tor /ˈdɒktər/
1. a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
synset: doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
2. (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"
synset: Doctor_of_the_Church, Doctor
3. 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"
synset: doctor
4. a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
1. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
synset: sophisticate, doctor, doctor_up
synset: doctor
3. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
synset: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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