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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"

Similar:

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"

Similar:

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

Examples of repair

"She repaired her TV set"
"repair an oversight"
"This treatment repaired my health"
"One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"
"He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
"the building was in good repair"