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noun

Repair n.

The act of repairing or resorting to a place. (R.) "The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses."

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."

Repair n.

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."

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

verb

Repair v. t. (past & past part. repaired; pres. part. repairing)

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." "Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness."

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."

Synonyms: To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit.

Repair v. i.

To return. (Obs.) "I thought... that he repaire should again."

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

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Etymology of 'Repair'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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