premise: to <mask> a sick man or a broken cart
hypothesis: the best context for <mask> here is To treat as a physician does; to apply remedies to; to repair; but not An academical title, originally meaning a man so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it.  Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a university or college, or has received a diploma of the highest degree; . Such diplomas may confer an honorary title only..