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repaired |
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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