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doctored

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈdɑktɝd// UK //dˈɒktəd// doc·tored

v. to change a photo or document to hide the truth or make it look different. You use this when someone edits a picture to remove or add something.

v. to alter a photograph, document, or recording to conceal or fabricate information. Often implies a deceptive or fraudulent intent.


SIMPLE

The suspect provided a doctored photo to hide the damage.

CONTEXTUAL

The journalist discovered that the evidence was a doctored image meant to mislead the public.

COMPLEX

Forensic experts were called in to determine whether the signature on the contract had been doctored or if the document was entirely genuine.

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