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doctor up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | doctor up - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"doctor, sophisticateadulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" |
doctor up
doctor up1. To treat someone medically. A noun or pronoun can be used between "doctor" and "up." Oh, I cut my hand chopping vegetables and had to get doctored up, but I'm fine now.2. To alter, and perhaps falsify, something in an attempt to improve it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "doctor" and "up." The studio says the we have to doctor the script up because it's too bland. Does this picture look fake to you? I think the defense team doctored it up.See also: doctor, updoctor someone upto give someone medical treatment, especially first aid. Give me a minute to doctor Fred up, and then we can continue our walk. I'll doctor up Fred with a bandage; you can go on ahead.See also: doctor, updoctor upv.1. To falsify or change something in such a way as to make it favorable: The corrupt lawyer doctored up the evidence. I doctored the photo up to make myself look younger.2. To modify something so as to improve or conceal its taste or appearance: The chef doctored up the bland fish by seasoning it heavily. I doctored the eggs up with a little oregano.See also: doctor, updoctor up
Synonyms for doctor upverb alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceiveSynonymsRelated Words- adulterate
- dilute
- debase
- load
- stretch
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