repair

/ri-ˈper/

Middle English, from Anglo-French reparer, from Latin reparare, from re- + parare to prepare

verb

  1. to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix

  2. to restore to a sound or healthy state : renew

  3. to make good : compensate for : remedy

repair a shoe

repair his strength

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 instance or result of repairing

  2. the act or process of repairing

  3. the replacement of destroyed cells or tissues by new formations

verb

  1. to betake oneself : go

  2. to come together : rally

  3. return

repaired to the judge's chambers