Doctor Up (Verb)
Meaning
Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company was caught trying to doctor up its financial reports to make the business look more profitable than it actually was.
- They were accused of attempting to doctor up a sample of wine to win a local competition.
- To make the dish more appealing to customers, the chef decided to doctor up the sauce with some extra spices.
- Her report was rejected because it seemed that she tried to doctor up the results with some misleading graphs.
- The lab was shut down for trying to doctor up the test results to obtain funding for their research.