"undoctor" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: undoctors [present, singular, third-person], undoctoring [participle, present], undoctored [participle, past], undoctored [past]
Etymology: un- + doctor Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|doctor}} un- + doctor Head templates: {{en-verb}} undoctor (third-person singular simple present undoctors, present participle undoctoring, simple past and past participle undoctored)
  1. (transitive) To divest of the character or status of a doctor. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undoctor-en-verb-6~JlCysl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 45 55
  2. (transitive) To restore (something illicitly altered) to its correct form. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undoctor-en-verb-~0mt0sTK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 45 55

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for undoctor meaning in English (2.0kB)

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