Definitions for repair

Definitions for (noun) repair

Main entry: repair, reparation, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending

Definition: the act of putting something in working order again


Main entry: hangout, haunt, repair, resort, stamping ground

Definition: a frequently visited place


Main entry: repair

Definition: a formal way of referring to the condition of something

Usage: the building was in good repair


Definitions for (verb) repair

Main entry: revive, revivify, recreate, renovate, repair, quicken, reanimate, vivify, animate

Definition: give new life or energy to

Usage: A hot soup will revive me; This will renovate my spirits; This treatment repaired my health


Main entry: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend

Definition: set straight or right

Usage: remedy these deficiencies; rectify the inequities in salaries; repair an oversight


Main entry: doctor, bushel, touch on, furbish up, fix, repair, restore, mend

Definition: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Usage: She repaired her TV set; Repair my shoes please


Main entry: repair, resort

Definition: move, travel, or proceed toward some place

Usage: He repaired to his cabin in the woods


Main entry: indemnify, recompense, repair, compensate

Definition: make amends for; pay compensation for

Usage: 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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