care for

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	care for - have a liking, fondness, or taste (for) like - find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
	2.	care for - be fond of; be attached to           cherish, hold dear, treasure love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" yearn - have affection for; feel tenderness for
	3.	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" treat hyperventilate - produce hyperventilation in; "The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient" massage - give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back" purge - excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" correct - treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia" insufflate - treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity detox, detoxify - treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic" irrigate - supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound" iodise, iodize - treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" doctor - give medical treatment to vet - provide (a person) with medical care nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" manipulate - treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed dispense, administer - give or apply (medications) remedy, relieve - provide relief for; "remedy his illness" dress - apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds" splint - support with a splint; "splint a broken finger" operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" medicine, medicate - treat medicinally, treat with medicine leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize, bleed - draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" cup, transfuse - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin shock - subject to electrical shocks pack - treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice" cauterise, cauterize, burn - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" psychoanalyse, psychoanalyze, analyse, analyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"