1. (

• doctor ,
• doc ,
• physician ,
• MD ,
• Dr. ,
• medico

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

2. (

• Doctor_of_the_Church ,
• Doctor ,

) (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" ;

3. (

• doctor

) 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" ;

4. (

• doctor ,
• Dr. ,

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

1. (

• sophisticate ,
• doctor ,
• doctor_up

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

2. (

• doctor

) give medical treatment to ;

3. (

• repair ,
• mend ,
• fix ,
• bushel ,
• doctor ,
• furbish_up ,
• restore ,
• touch_on

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