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doctored up

doctored up is the simple past and past participle of doctor up.

Meaning of doctor up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To 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. (transitive) To train medical students.
    • This program will help doctor the novices up.

Questions about doctored up

What is doctored up the simple past and past participle of?
Doctored up is the simple past and past participle of doctor up.

Words near doctored up in the dictionary

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

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