repair
verb
[ rɪˈpɛː ]
• restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition.
• "faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electrician"
Similar:
mend,
fix (up),
put right,
set right,
restore,
restore to working order,
make as good as new,
patch up,
put back together,
overhaul,
service,
renovate,
recondition,
rehabilitate,
rebuild,
reconstruct,
refit,
adjust,
regulate,
fettle,
see to,
darn,
sew up,
stitch up,
clout,
repair
noun
• the action of repairing something.
• "the truck was beyond repair"
Similar:
restoration,
fixing (up),
renovation,
rebuilding,
reconstruction,
mending,
servicing,
improvement,
adjustment,
reparation,
irreparable,
irreversible,
past mending,
irretrievable,
hopeless,
past hope,
beyond hope,
irremediable,
irrecoverable,
incurable,
beyond cure,
written off,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French reparer, from Latin reparare, from re- ‘back’ + parare ‘make ready’.
repair
verb
• go to (a place), especially in company.
• "we repaired to the tranquillity of a nearby cafe"
Similar:
go to,
adjourn to,
head for,
wend one's way to,
retire to,
withdraw to,
retreat to,
set off for,
take off for,
leave for,
depart for,
remove to,
betake oneself to,
repair
noun
• frequent or habitual visiting of a place.
• "she exhorted repair to the church"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French repairer, from late Latin repatriare ‘return to one's country’ (see repatriate).
