mend

/ˈmend/

Middle English, short for amenden

verb

  1. to free from faults or defects: such as

  2. to improve in manners or morals : reform

  3. to set right : correct

was advised to mend his ways

mend repair patch rebuild mean to put into good order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. mend implies making whole or sound something broken, torn, or injured. repair applies to the fixing of more extensive damage or dilapidation.

noun

  1. an act of mending : repair

  2. a mended place

idiom

  1. to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement

She mended fences with her father.