2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Repair \Re*pair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repaired} (-p?rd"); p.
pr & vb n. {Repairing}.] [F. r['e]parer, 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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
repaired
adj 1: mended or put in working order "a reconditioned sewing
machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken
lock is now fixed" [syn: {reconditioned}, {fixed}]
2: made ready for service [syn: {maintained}, {serviced}]
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