doctor vs treat

doctor

verb
  • To act as a medical doctor to. 

  • To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior. 

  • To act as a medical doctor. 

  • To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document. 

  • To genetically alter an extant species. 

  • To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon. 

  • To adulterate, drug, or poison (drink). 

noun
  • A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK. 

  • A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university. 

  • A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals. 

  • A fish, the friar skate. 

  • A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions. 

treat

verb
  • To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. 

  • To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with). 

  • To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking. 

  • To provide something special and pleasant. 

  • To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. 

  • To commit the offence of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence a voter. 

  • To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way. 

  • To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion. 

  • To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind. 

noun
  • An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure. 

  • A snack food item designed to be given to pets. 

  • An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others. 

How often have the words doctor and treat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )