Repairing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Repair \Re*pair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repaired} (-p?rd"); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Repairing}.] [F. r['e]parer, L. reparare; pref.
     re- re- + parare to prepare. See {Pare}, and cf.
     {Reparation}.]
     1. 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.
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              Secret refreshings that repair his strength.
                                                    --Milton.
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              Do thou, as thou art wont, repair
              My heart with gladness.               --Wordsworth.
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     2. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to
        indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage.
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              I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear. --Shak.
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     Syn: To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve;
          recruit.
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