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repair
verb(re-pair)
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Synonyms: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, restore, touch on,
Antonyms: break,
Examples:
She repaired her TV set.
repair
verb(re-pair)
set straight or right
Synonyms: amend, rectify, remediate, remedy,
Examples:
Repair an oversight.
repair
noun(re-pair)
the act of putting something in working order again
Synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation,
repair
verb(re-pair)
give new life or energy to
Synonyms: animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, revive, revivify, vivify,
Examples:
This treatment repaired my health.
repair
verb(re-pair)
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.
repair
verb(re-pair)
move, travel, or proceed toward some place
Synonyms: resort,
Examples:
He repaired to his cabin in the woods.
repair
noun(re-pair)
a frequently visited place
Synonyms: hangout, haunt, resort, stamping ground,
repair
noun(re-pair)
a formal way of referring to the condition of something
Examples:
The building was in good repair.

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