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repair - Dictionary definition and meaning for repair

REPAIR

(noun) the act of putting something in working order again
synonyms : fix , fixing , fixture , mend , mending , reparation
(noun) a frequently visited place
synonyms : hangout , haunt , resort , stamping ground
(noun) a formal way of referring to the condition of something
"the building was in good repair"
(verb) give new life or energy to
"A hot soup will revive me", "This will renovate my spirits", "This treatment repaired my health"
synonyms : animate , quicken , reanimate , recreate , renovate , revive , revivify , vivify
(verb) set straight or right
"remedy these deficiencies", "rectify the inequities in salaries", "repair an oversight"
synonyms : amend , rectify , remediate , remedy
He wanted to amend the differences that had cropped up between them. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She repaired her TV set", "Repair my shoes please"
synonyms : bushel , doctor , fix , furbish up , mend , restore , touch on
(verb) move, travel, or proceed toward some place
"He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
synonyms : resort
(verb) make amends for; pay compensation for
"One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich", "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
synonyms : compensate , indemnify , recompense

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