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REPAIR

Definition:

[noun] the act of putting something in working order again
Synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
[noun] a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"
[noun] a frequently visited place
Synonyms: haunt, hangout, resort, stamping ground
[verb] restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
Synonyms: mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
[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, recompense, indemnify
[verb] move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
Synonyms: resort
[verb] set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
Synonyms: rectify, remediate, remedy, amend
[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, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, quicken, vivify, revivify