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to put into good shape or working order again<that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it>Synonymsdoctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revampRelated Wordsoverhaul, rebuild, reconstruct, refurbish; aid, cure, heal, help; condition, prepare, ready; care (for), maintain, service; rejuvenate, renew, restore; adjust, correct, modify, rectify, redress, reform, right; ameliorate, better, improve, meliorateNear Antonymsbreak, damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, ruin, spoil, wreck; cripple, disable
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to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness<she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu>— see convalesce
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to restore to a healthy condition<mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again>— see heal 1
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