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repair

re·pair

UK/ˈɹiːpɛə̯/ US/ˈɹʷɪi̯pɛə̯/ common
verb (5) noun (3)

verb

1.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

  • “She repaired her TV set”
  • “Repair my shoes please”
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2.

make amends for; pay compensation for

  • “One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”
  • “She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident”
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3.

move, travel, or proceed toward some place

  • “He repaired to his cabin in the woods”
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4.

set straight or right

  • “remedy these deficiencies”
  • “rectify the inequities in salaries”
  • “repair an oversight”
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5.

give new life or energy to

  • “A hot soup will revive me”
  • “This will renovate my spirits”
  • “This treatment repaired my health”
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noun

1.
2.

a formal way of referring to the condition of something

  • “the building was in good repair”
3.

Origin

From Middle English repairen (“to return”), from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriare (“to return to one's country”), from re- + patria (“homeland”). Cognate to repatriate.

Phrases

  • chancel repair liability
  • credit repair
  • in bad repair
  • in good repair
  • mismatch repair cancer syndrome
  • repair heddle
  • repair ship
  • repair shop
  • right to repair

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