REPAIR

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

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

haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground

(noun) a frequently visited place

repair

(noun) a formal way of referring to the condition of something; “the building was in good repair”

animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify

(verb) give new life or energy to; “A hot soup will revive me”; “This will renovate my spirits”; “This treatment repaired my health”

rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend

(verb) set straight or right; “remedy these deficiencies”; “rectify the inequities in salaries”; “repair an oversight”

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”

repair, resort

(verb) move, travel, or proceed toward some place; “He repaired to his cabin in the woods”

compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)

To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.

To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.

Synonyms

• See also repair

Noun

repair (countable and uncountable, plural repairs)

The act of repairing something.

The result of repairing something.

The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.

Etymology 2

Noun

repair (plural repairs)

The act of repairing or resorting to a place.

A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.

Verb

repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)

To transfer oneself to another place.

Etymology 3

Verb

repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)

to pair again

Anagrams

• Rapier, pairer, rapier

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*pair" (r-pr"), v. i. Etym: [OE. repairen, OF. repairier to return, fr. L. repatriare to return to one's contry, to go home again; pref. re- re- + patria native country, fr. pater father. See Father, and cf. Repatriate.]

1. To return. [Obs.] I thought . . . that he repaire should again. Chaucer.

2. To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety. Chaucer. Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair. Pope.

Re*pair", n. Etym: [OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See Repair to go.]

1. The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] Chaucer. The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses. Clarendon.

2. Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [R.] There the fierce winds his tender force assail And beat him downward to his first repair. Dryden.

Re*pair", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaired (-prd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repairing.] Etym: [F. réparer, L. reparare; pref. re- re- + parare to prepare. See Pare, and cf. Reparation.]

1. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune. Secret refreshings that repair his strength. Milton. Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness. Wordsworth.

2. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear. Shak.

Syn.

– To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit.

Re*pair", n.

1. Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city. Sunk down and sought repair Of sleep, which instantly fell on me. Milton.

2. Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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