"doctoring" in the verb sense
1. sophisticate, doctor, doctor up
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
2. doctor
give medical treatment to
3. repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She repaired her TV set"
"Repair my shoes please"
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