re·pair /rɪˈpɛər/
1. the act of putting something in working order again
synset: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
2. a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"
synset: repair
3. a frequently visited place
synset: haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping_ground
1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
synset: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on
2. 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"
synset: compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
3. move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
4. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
synset: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend
5. give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
synset: animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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