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REPAIR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of putting something in working order again

Synonyms:

fix; fixing; fixture; mend; mending; repair; reparation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("repair" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repair"):

darning (the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads)

patching (the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it)

care; maintenance; upkeep (activity involved in maintaining something in good working order)

band aid; quick fix; quickie; quicky (hurried repair)

restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)

reconstruction (the activity of constructing something again)

restitution (the act of restoring something to its original state)

Derivation:

repair (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A frequently visited place

Synonyms:

hangout; haunt; repair; resort; stamping ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("repair" is a kind of...):

area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repair"):

gathering place (a favorite haunt where people gather)

Derivation:

repair (move, travel, or proceed toward some place)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A formal way of referring to the condition of something

Example:

the building was in good repair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("repair" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give new life or energy to

Example:

This treatment repaired my health

Synonyms:

animate; quicken; reanimate; recreate; renovate; repair; revive; revivify; vivify

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):

arouse; brace; energise; energize; perk up; stimulate (cause to be alert and energetic)

Verb group:

come to; resuscitate; revive (return to consciousness)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Set straight or right

Example:

repair an oversight

Synonyms:

amend; rectify; remediate; remedy; repair

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):

correct; rectify; right (make right or correct)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

reparation (something done or paid in expiation of a wrong)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Example:

Repair my shoes please

Synonyms:

bushel; doctor; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; restore; touch on

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):

ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "repair"):

darn (repair by sewing)

heel; reheel (put a new heel on)

revamp; vamp (provide (a shoe) with a new vamp)

resole; sole (put a new sole on)

patch; patch up (mend by putting a patch on)

trouble-shoot; troubleshoot (solve problems)

point; repoint (repair the joints of bricks)

cobble (repair or mend)

patch; piece (repair by adding pieces)

fill (plug with a substance)

fiddle; tinker (try to fix or mend)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The men repair the chairs

Antonym:

break (ruin completely)

Derivation:

repair (the act of putting something in working order again)

repairer (a skilled worker who mends or repairs things)

reparation (the act of putting something in working order again)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Move, travel, or proceed toward some place

Example:

He repaired to his cabin in the woods

Synonyms:

repair; resort

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

repair (a frequently visited place)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Make amends for; pay compensation for

Example:

She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident

Synonyms:

compensate; indemnify; recompense; repair

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):

pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "repair"):

give (deliver in exchange or recompense)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

reparation (something done or paid in expiation of a wrong)

reparation (compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury)

Credits

 Context examples: 

“Quite the opposite; I’m repairing her,” was my answer.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

This allele, which encodes DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase protein, is involved in DNA repair and the maintenance of DNA integrity.

(APEX1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in DNA repair processes.

(APEX1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The timing of a second head injury may determine whether the meninges can be repaired.

(Scientists watch the brain’s lining heal after a head injury, National Institutes of Health)

I have no doubt that, in spite of the repairs, you could manage there for one night.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You should wait on these aims, but you can order needed repairs if you like or paint a room a new color.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

As a result, these cells die, the intestine does not repair itself, and subsequently, the mouse dies.

(New Way Discovered for Protecting against High-Dose Radiation Damage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

These drugs may activate stem cells in the brain to stimulate myelin producing cells and repair white matter, which is damaged in multiple sclerosis.

(Drugs that activate brain stem cells may reverse multiple sclerosis, NIH)

The addition of glutamate markers to microtubules plays important roles in brain development and brain cell repair following injury.

(Scientists unravel the mystery of the tubulin code, NIH)

To develop and also repair muscle, myoblasts have to perform their movements very carefully.

(Researchers Discovered Proteins Essential to Development of Skeletal Muscle, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)