repair

Definition

To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.

Etymology

Coined between 1300 and 1350 from Middle English repairen, from Middle French reparer, from Latin reparō (“renew, repair”).

Example Sentences

• "to repair a house, a road, a shoe, a ship"
• "to repair a shattered fortune"
• "Secret refreſhings, that repair his ſtrength,"

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