repair

³repair

verb

Definition of REPAIR

transitive verb

1

a : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix <repair a shoe> b : to restore to a sound or healthy state : renew <repair his strength>

2

: to make good : compensate for : remedy <repair a gap in my reading>

intransitive verb

: to make repairs

— re·pair·abil·i·ty \-ˌper-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— re·pair·able \-ˈper-ə-bəl\ adjective

— re·pair·er \-ˈper-ər\ noun

Origin of REPAIR

Middle English, from Anglo-French reparer, from Latin reparare, from re- + parare to prepare — more at pare

First Known Use: 14th century