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English noun: repair | |||
| 1. | repair (act) the act of putting something in working order again | ||
| Synonyms | fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | improvement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | band aid, care, darning, maintenance, patching, quick fix, quickie, quicky, reconstruction, restitution, restoration, upkeep | ||
| 2. | repair (state) a formal way of referring to the condition of something | ||
| Samples | The building was in good repair. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| 3. | repair (location) a frequently visited place | ||
| Synonyms | hangout, haunt, resort, stamping ground | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, country | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gathering place | ||
English verb: repair | |||
| 1. | repair (change) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | ||
| Samples | She repaired her TV set. Repair my shoes please. | ||
| Examples | The men repair the chairs | ||
| Synonyms | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, restore, touch on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cobble, darn, fiddle, fill, heel, patch, patch, patch up, piece, point, reheel, repoint, resole, revamp, sole, tinker, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, vamp | ||
| Antonyms | bust, break | ||
| 2. | repair (possession) make amends for; pay compensation for | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | compensate, indemnify, recompense | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | give | ||
| 3. | repair (motion) move, travel, or proceed toward some place | ||
| Samples | He repaired to his cabin in the woods. | ||
| Synonyms | resort | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 4. | repair (change) set straight or right | ||
| Samples | Remedy these deficiencies. Rectify the inequities in salaries. Repair an oversight. | ||
| Synonyms | amend, rectify, remediate, remedy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | correct, rectify, right | ||
| 5. | repair (body) give new life or energy to | ||
| Samples | A hot soup will revive me. This will renovate my spirits. This treatment repaired my health. | ||
| Synonyms | animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, revive, revivify, vivify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate | ||
| Verb group | come to, resuscitate, revive | ||
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