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| 1. | [ verb ] restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | |
| Synonyms: | fix mend restore furbish_up doctor touch_on bushel | |
| Examples: | "She repaired her TV set" "Repair my shoes please" |
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| Related terms: | break better darn patch fill fiddle vamp sole heel point cobble piece trouble-shoot repairman restoration | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of putting something in working order again | |
| Synonyms: | fixing reparation mending fixture mend fix | |
| Related terms: | improvement care band_aid reconstruction restoration restitution patching darning | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a formal way of referring to the condition of something | |
| Examples: | "the building was in good repair" |
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| Related terms: | condition | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (business) make amends for; pay compensation for | |
| Synonyms: | compensate indemnify recompense | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | pay give compensation damages amends reparation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] give new life or energy to | |
| Synonyms: | revive recreate vivify reanimate animate renovate revivify quicken enliven | |
| Examples: | "A hot soup will revive me" "This will renovate my spirits" "This treatment repaired my health" |
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| Related terms: | stimulate come_to revival refreshment | |
| 6. | [ verb ] move, travel, or proceed toward some place | |
| Synonyms: | resort | |
| Examples: | "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" |
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| Related terms: | travel holiday_resort | |
| 7. | [ verb ] set straight or right | |
| Synonyms: | remedy remediate amend rectify | |
| Examples: | "remedy these deficiencies" "rectify the inequities in salaries" "repair an oversight" |
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| Related terms: | correct correction amends rectifier | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a frequently visited place | |
| Synonyms: | haunt hangout stamping_ground resort | |
| Related terms: | area gathering_place | |
| Similar spelling: |
reaper reappear refer Reber |
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