doctor up

verb

To falsify, or modify something, so that it appears to be better than it is.

“This program will help doctor the novices up.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person doctors up · participle present doctoring up · participle past doctored up · past doctored up

  1. transitiveTo falsify, or modify something, so that it appears to be better than it is.

    A good way to doctor up a basic cake mix is by adding lemon zest, or coffee.

  2. transitiveTo train medical students.

    This program will help doctor the novices up.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbalter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

doctor up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctor%20up

MLA

“doctor up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctor%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctor up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctor%20up.

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