doctored

Everyday

1. (of a pet) neutered, had an operation so it cannot have babies (old-fashioned, US). tree →
2. changed in a dishonest way (a doctored photo). tree →
3. treated medically, in a simple way. tree →

In the lessons

The pet sense is an old American country euphemism; the «changed dishonestly» sense is very common in news and police talk. All regions.

Examples

• The photo had been doctored to add a ghost. tree →
• We had our tomcat doctored. tree →
• Police found the documents were doctored. tree →
• She doctored her drink with extra sugar. tree →
• The receipts were doctored to hide the money. tree →
• Grandma doctored my cut knee with a plaster. tree →
• When he had doctored people awhile, but not long, a rich and great lord had some money stolen. tree →

Note

Trap: in news «doctored» means faked. Not about becoming a doctor.