MEND

repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation

(noun) the act of putting something in working order again

mend, patch, darn

(noun) sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); “her stockings had several mends”

repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on

(verb) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; “She repaired her TV set”; “Repair my shoes please”

mend, heal

(verb) heal or recover; “My broken leg is mending”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mend (plural mends)

A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.

The act of repairing.

Verb

mend (third-person singular simple present mends, present participle mending, simple past and past participle mended)

(transitive) To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.

(transitive) To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.

• Sir W. Temple

(transitive) To help, to advance, to further; to add to.

• Mortimer

(intransitive) To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.

Synonyms

• See also repair

Source: Wiktionary

Mend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mended; p. pr. & vb. n. Mending.] Etym: [Abbrev. fr. amend. See Amend.]

1. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.

2. To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace. The best service they could do the state was to mend the lives of the persons who composed it. Sir W. Temple.

3. To help, to advance, to further; to add to. Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it mends garden herbs and fruit. Mortimer. You mend the jewel by the wearing it. Shak.

Syn.

– To improve; help; better; emend; amend; correct; rectify; reform.

Mend, v. i.

Definition: To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition