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doctored

/ˈdɒktə(ɹ)d/

doctored adjective: altered; falsified; skewed; manipulated. Also the past participle of doctor.

Adjective

doctored (comparative more doctored, superlative most doctored)

  1. (idiomatic) Altered; falsified; skewed; manipulated.
    • doctored statistics
    • President Trump sued CBS in a federal court alleging that the interview was deceptively “doctored” to help Harris beat Trump. CBS insisted that it was not doctored.2025 February 3, Brian Stelter, “The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags”, in CNN
  2. Repaired.

Also used as

doctored is also the past participle of doctor.

Forms of doctored

comparativemore doctored
superlativemost doctored

Phrases with doctored

Questions about doctored

What does doctored mean?
Doctored means altered; falsified; skewed; manipulated.
What part of speech is doctored?
Doctored is an adjective.
How do you pronounce doctored?
Doctored is pronounced /ˈdɒktə(ɹ)d/.

Words near doctored in the dictionary

  1. doctorbirds
  2. doctorbush
  3. doctorbushes
  4. doctorcraft
  5. doctordom
  6. doctored
  7. doctored up
  8. doctorer
  9. doctorers
  10. doctorese
  11. doctoress

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