The Clue
Physician's activity (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TREATING
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Notes
The answer TREATING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
TREAT as a verb:
1. (treat, handle, do by) = interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
2. (process, treat) = subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
3. (treat, care for) = provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
4. (cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address) = deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
5. provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
6. (regale, treat) = provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
7. engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"
8. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"