"doctored" meaning in English

See doctored in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɒktə(ɹ)d/ Audio: en-us-doctored.ogg [US], en-au-doctored.ogg [Australia] Forms: more doctored [comparative], most doctored [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} doctored (comparative more doctored, superlative most doctored)
  1. (idiomatic) Altered; falsified; skewed; manipulated. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-doctored-en-adj-G1wPvfgt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 16 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 10 6
  2. Repaired.
    Sense id: en-doctored-en-adj-FmlPOC6f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: spin-doctored

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɒktə(ɹ)d/ Audio: en-us-doctored.ogg [US], en-au-doctored.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} doctored
  1. past participle of doctor Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: doctor
    Sense id: en-doctored-en-verb-xCh~WqNz
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