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bedoctor

verb

Etymology

From be- (“on, at, upon”) + doctor.

  1. derived from doctor
  2. derived from doctour
  3. inherited from doctor
  4. prefixed as bedoctor — “be + doctor”

Definitions

  1. To confer a doctoral degree upon.

    • [...] why bedoctor this charming French writer?
    • Given the recent trend, the profession will soon bedoctor each year twice as many practitioners as the original total membership of the Association.

  2. To address as 'doctor'.

  3. To care for in the manner of a doctor.

    • I'm with yearn, (my) sweetheart's too; Both of us should have a doctor, Doctor to bedoctor us, To deliver us from yearning.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA