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repair

[ri-pair]

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verb (used with object)

to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.

to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: to repair one's health by resting.

to remedy; make good; make up for: to repair damage; to repair a deficiency.

to make amends for; compensate: to repair a wrong done.

noun

an act, process, or work of repairing: to order the repair of a building.

Usually, repairs.

an instance or operation of repairing: to lay up a boat for repairs.

a repaired part or an addition made in repairing: 17th-century repairs in brick are conspicuous in parts of the medieval stonework.

repairs, (in bookkeeping, accounting, etc.) the part of maintenance expense that has been paid out to keep fixed assets in usable condition, as distinguished from amounts used for renewal or replacement.

the good condition resulting from continued maintenance and repairing: to keep in repair.

condition with respect to soundness and usability: a house in good repair.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English repairen < Middle French reparer < Latin reparāre, equivalent to re- re- + parāre to prepare; see pare

Related forms

re·pair·a·ble, adjective

re·pair·a·bil·i·ty, re·pair·a·ble·ness, noun

non·re·pair·a·ble, adjective

Can be confused: reparable, repairable.

Synonyms
1. remodel, renovate. 2. patch, fix, amend. See renew. 3. retrieve, recoup. 4. redress.

Antonyms
1–3. break, destroy.

Example Sentences

Clubfoot repair is surgery to correct a birth defect of the foot and ankle.

There's really no good way to repair those vinyl dash covers, sorry to say.

But a project to repair spinal cords is being shelved.

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Clubfoot repair is surgery to correct a birth defect of the foot and ankle.

There's really no good way to repair those vinyl dash covers, sorry to say.

But a project to repair spinal cords is being shelved.

And as far these companies and their engineers and maintenance repair teams go, they are the best in the business.

All-in-one genetic repair kit treats disease inside the body.

The device was developed to help astronauts repair or retrieve orbiting satellites.

If you need to repair a damaged plant, look for a latent bud and make your pruning cut above it.

His repair stand is the dirt floor, and his tools are home-made.

Fences take a lot of abuse and, sooner or later, they need repair work.

In the meantime, the college is seeking parts to repair the existing alarm systems in individual buildings.

But now surgeons are working to repair some of the damage.

Faced with a horrible choice, the submariners sacrificed themselves to do their duty and repair the cooling system.

Heart valve surgery is used to repair or replace diseased heart valves.

Yet the overall impression was one of dingy neglect and piecemeal repair.

Unfortunately for home repair gurus, that thinness makes the phone difficult to take apart and repair.

Umbilical hernia repair is surgery to repair an umbilical hernia.

It will happen so fast that it will be impossible to keep up with its repair.

But even as it recovers, it will remain under repair.

It may be more cost-effective to repair rather than replace every window in your home.

Identification of key protein for nerve repair opens avenue for potential therapy.

Repentance and attempts to repair the wrongs he he had done as a youth.

To help you refurbish those old toys, open-source gadget manual site iFixit is recruiting people to create toy repair manuals.

Patent urachus repair is surgery to repair a bladder defect.

The checks from my publishers have paid for a car repair and quite a few boxes of diapers.

Whenever a driver stops to repair his car, bystanders gather to offer advice.

The cells may repair such damage, but sometimes they fail and become cancerous.

New synapses repair recall after a stem cell injection.

Enamel and dentin are remarkably strong and long-lasting, and they can repair themselves.

Repair of webbed fingers or toes is surgery to fix webbing of the toes, fingers, or both.

The doctoral shortage reveals a schism in the field of teacher education that needs some work to repair.

It could be years before they repair their finances.

Male storks often arrive a few days before females, repair their nests, and then wait for the arrival of their mates.

Efforts to repair a giant breach in the stratosphere could also help slow global warming*.

And how difficult, and costly, it'll be to repair them should they have an.

Eye muscle repair is surgery to correct eye muscle problems that cause crossed eyes.

There will also be long distance repair and maintenance costs.

It was not the first attempt to repair a once solid link.

The tundra is also slow to repair itself from physical disturbances, such as vehicular tracks.

Interest returns in using fetal cells to repair damaged brains.

The supermodel is having more surgery as doctors struggle to repair internal injuries caused by a car accident.

With all such repairs, the difficult part is hiding the repair.

Or, you can be a white collar worker that knows how to do basic home repair.

Most of the town is made up of hotels, restaurants and snowmobile rental and repair joints.

Today, the need to repair that relationship has never been.

The stress triggers cellular repair and maintenance systems.

And how difficult, and costly, it'll be to repair them should they have an unfortunate.

Retinal detachment repair is eye surgery to place a detached retina back into its normal position.

Crawford is a reformed academic who owns a motorcycle repair shop.

Surgery to repair bodies damaged in accidents or in war is clearly commendable.

You'll be taught how to pump out the bilge and repair torn sails.

Understanding how that repair happens might help doctors fix damaged vocal cords in humans, too.

He loves tearing things apart with his kids to repair them, and in general to learn how things.

Pectus excavatum repair is surgery to correct pectus excavatum.

One of my cousins now owns the transmission repair shop that he worked in for a number of years.

Colombia recently announced plans to repair its flagging industry by doubling the land under cultivation.

Our philosophy is that vigorous and respectful adventure travel can help sustain and repair a region.

Researchers say they may soon be able to repair injured and worn-out cartilage with the help of nanotubes.

The process would replace the sutures and staples traditionally used to repair wounded skin.

Inguinal hernia repair is surgery to repair a hernia in the abdominal wall of your groin.

Often follows a fall with fracture that needs surgical repair.

Their simplicity makes them both sturdier and easier to repair.

Repair any tears or gaps in screened windows and doors.

Like stem cells, they can become many other kinds of cells and in theory might help repair damaged organs.

Self-healing coatings could minimize upkeep and repair on a variety of products, saving consumers money and reducing waste.

Rotator cuff repair is a type of surgery to repair a torn tendon in the shoulder.

The researchers also want to develop repair methods that can allow service providers to cure infected phones remotely.

And if that is so, the place to start looking for longer life is in the repair shop.

Spilled or vaporized gasoline is not the only chemical hazard if the station is also a repair shop.

The units are small, can be self installed and are easy to repair while still in the ground.

Prolotherapy is an alternative medicine method to promote connective tissue repair even years after the damage occurred.

But drive to the address on the contact page and instead you'll find a bustling auto-body repair shop.

In ordinary times it makes sense to leave the central banks to stabilise the economy while governments repair their finances.

If somatic cells could not repair telomeres, he reasoned, their telomeres would continually shrink.

The repair to realign the switch is pretty simple, but definitely requires a deft touch.

Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia repair is surgery to repair two birth defects in your esophagus and trachea.

Their research suggests that stress management not only stops telomeres from shortening, it actually promotes their repair.

The melted down reactors are stabilizing, but the real work of repair has yet to begin.

And you can even get an accredited college degree in roboplane repair or operations.

But a century later the repair of the nation's most.

As reinsurers repair their balance sheets, prices will increase next year and probably the year after too.

During these moments of zero power this energy is freed up for repair and healing.

The technique could prove crucial in tissue and spinal cord repair procedures.

Researchers have discovered that bone marrow harbors cells that can repair the pancreas and produce insulin.

Vessels were either overloaded and unstable, or were in such a poor state of repair that they inevitably sank.

Stem cells serve as a biological repair system, with the potential to develop into many types of specialised cells in the body.

Mole rats also appear to delay protein repair until the last possible moment, thus saving energy and resources.

Eventually, vehicles might book themselves in for repair and order the necessary spare parts before they arrive at the garage.

Then power grids around the world will be destroyed as transformers melt, beyond repair.

It will also give you an idea of the repair costs based on national estimates.

The injured pancreases, forced to repair themselves, soon swelled with double the normal number of beta cells.

It is felt though that the equipment was opened and examined by the repair personnel.

Griswold holds that ideal forgiveness is one where the offender admits their wrong-doing and takes steps to repair the damage.

Some minor maintenance now can save you big money in replacement and repair in the future.

It's not only expensive to send technicians to repair turbines at sea, but also physically impossible during bad weather.

However if a large number of musical fragments are introduced it becomes impossible to repair the piece.

The bad news is that the molecule represses the repair of genetic mutations caused by low levels of radiation.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used without object)

to betake oneself; go, as to a place: He repaired in haste to Washington.

to go frequently or customarily.

noun

a resort or haunt.

the act of going or going customarily; resort: to have repair to the country.

Scot. Obsolete. a meeting, association, or crowd of people.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English repairen < Old French repairier to return < Late Latin repatriāre to return to one's fatherland; see repatriate

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World English Dictionary

repair¹ (rɪˈpɛə)

—vb
1.	to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order
2.	to heal (a breach or division) in (something): to repair a broken marriage
3.	to make good or make amends for (a mistake, injury, etc)

—n
4.	the act, task, or process of repairing
5.	a part that has been repaired
6.	state or condition: in good repair

[C14: from Old French reparer, from Latin reparāre, from re- + parāre to make ready]

re'pairable¹

—*adj*

re'pairer¹

—n

repair² (rɪˈpɛə)

—vb
1.	(usually foll by to) to go (to a place): to repair to the country
2.	(usually foll by to) to have recourse (to) for help, etc: to repair to one's lawyer
3.	archaic (usually foll by from) to come back; return

—n
4.	the act of going or returning
5.	a haunt or resort

[C14: from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriāre to return to one's native land, from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repatriate]

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Word Origin & History

repair

"to mend, to put back in order," late 14c., from O.Fr. reparer, from L. reparare "restore, put back in order," from re- "again" + parare "make ready, prepare" (see pare). The noun is attested from 1590s.

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repair

"go to" (a place), c.1300, from O.Fr. repairer "to frequent, return (to one's country)," earlier repadrer, from L.L. repatriare "return to one's own country" (see repatriate).

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Medical Dictionary

repair re·pair (rĭ-pâr')
v. re·paired, re·pair·ing, re·pairs
To restore to a healthy or functioning condition after damage or injury. n.
Restoration of diseased or damaged tissues naturally or by surgical means.

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