Explanation and meaning of repair.

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repair

/rɪ'pɜr/

Synonyms of repair Antonyms of repair Examples of repair Usage of repair Parts of repair Definition that contains repair Words sounding like repair Explanation of repair

verb
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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"She repaired her TV set"

Similar:

bushel doctor fix furbish up mend restore touch on

Opposite:

break

type of:
meliorate better improve ameliorate amend
verb
set straight or right
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"repair an oversight"

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amend rectify remediate remedy

type of:
right correct rectify
noun
the act of putting something in working order again
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Similar:

fix fixing fixture mend mending reparation

type of:
improvement
verb
give new life or energy to
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"This treatment repaired my health"

Similar:

animate quicken reanimate recreate renovate revive revivify vivify

type of:
perk up arouse energize stimulate energise brace
verb
make amends for; pay compensation for
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"One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"

Similar:

compensate indemnify recompense

type of:
pay
verb
move, travel, or proceed toward some place
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"He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

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resort

type of:
travel move locomote go
noun
a frequently visited place
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Similar:

hangout haunt resort stamping ground

type of:
country area
noun
a formal way of referring to the condition of something
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"the building was in good repair"

type of:
condition status

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