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undoctor

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To divest of the character or status of a doctor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • July 15, 1833, Jane Carlyle, letter to Thomas Carlyle My brother-in-law is a paragon of the class, but he is so by—in as much as possible—undoctoring himself.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To restore (something illicitly altered) to its correct form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From un- + doctor.