# doctored

Pronunciation: US say "DOK-turd" /ˈdɒktə(ɹ)d/; UK/AUS say "DOK-tuhd" /ˈdɒktə(ɹ)d/

## Adjective

1. Altered or falsified so as to mislead, especially when applied to evidence, records, or images.
   - Simple: Changed on purpose to trick people, so it no longer shows the truth.
   - _The doctored evidence collapsed under cross-examination once the original surfaced._
   - _A doctored video circulated online, splicing the speech to reverse its meaning._
3. Mended or put back into working order after damage or a breakdown.
   - Simple: Fixed so that it works or holds together again.
   - _The old shed roof, doctored with a few fresh shingles and a sheet of tin over the worst hole, finally stopped leaking._
   - _The doctored engine, patched with spare parts from a junkyard, ran smoothly all the way to the coast._

## Verb

2. Past participle of doctor. — past participle of doctor
   - Simple: Past participle of doctor. Use this form after "have," "has," or "had," or with "was" and "were."
   - _The accountant had doctored the ledgers for years before anyone noticed._
   - _The footage was doctored so cleverly that the experts disagreed about it._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/doctored (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).