noun
- The act of putting something in working order again.
- A formal way of referring to the condition of something.
- usage: "the building was in good repair"
- A frequently visited place.
- synonyms: haunt, hangout, resort, stamping ground
verb
- Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.
- usage: "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
- Make amends for; pay compensation for.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: compensate, recompense, indemnify
- Move, travel, or proceed toward some place.
- usage: "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
- synonyms: resort
- Set straight or right.
- usage: "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
- Give new life or energy to.
- usage: "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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