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

[ Syn: doc , physician , md , dr. , medico ]

(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

[ Syn: doctor of the church , 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'

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

[ Syn: dr. ]

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

[ Syn: sophisticate , doctor up ]

give medical treatment to

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

[ Syn: repair , mend , fix , bushel , furbish up , restore , touch on ]