Definizione monolingua

doctor

doctor (third-person singular simple present doctors, present participle doctoring, simple past and past participle doctored)

1. (transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.

   Her children doctored her back to health.

2. (transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor.
3. (transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.

   They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.

   We may legally doctor a pet to reduce its libido.

4. (transitive) To genetically alter an extant species.

   Mendels discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.

5. (transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.

   To doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.

doctor (plural doctors)

1. A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
2. A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctorate in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, DDS, DPT, DC, in the US or MBBS in the UK.

   If you still feel unwell tomorrow, go see your doctor.

3. A veterinarian; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick.
4. A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.

Definizione dizionario doctor

	dottore
	person who has attained a doctorate
	veterinarian
	physician

	medico
	physician
	A person who has completed a study of medicine, and as such tries to diagnose and cure diseases in patients.

	dottoressa
	person who has attained a doctorate
	physician

	Dottor
	physician

	addottorare
	award the title of doctor to

	adulterare
	alter or make obscure, in order to deceive

	curare
	act as a medical doctor to

	falsificare
	alter or make obscure, in order to deceive

	medicare
	act as a medical doctor to

	veterinario
	veterinarian

aggiustare

castrare

dotteressa

dottore di ricerca

sanitario

Altri significati:

(transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.

(transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.

(transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.

(transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor.

A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.

A person who has obtained a doctorate degree.

A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.

A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctorate in which case the post-nominal letters are MD in the US or MBBS in the UK.

To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive.

(medical) doctor

A veterinarian; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick.

(transitive) To genetically alter an extant species.