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Meaning and definition for "repair" word

[noun] the act of putting something in working order again
[noun] a frequently visited place
[noun] a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"
[verb] give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
[verb] set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
[verb] restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
[verb] make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
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\Re*pair"\ (r?-p?r"), v. i. [OE. repairen, OF. repairier to return, fr. L. repatriare to return to one's contry, to go home again; pref. re- re- + patria native country, fr. pater father. See {Father}, and cf. {Repatriate}.] 1. To return. [Obs.] I thought . . . that he repaire should again. --Chaucer. 2. To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety. --Chaucer. Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair. --Pope.
\Re*pair"\, n. [OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See {Repair} to go.] 1. The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] --Chaucer. The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses. --Clarendon. 2. Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [R.] There the fierce winds his tender force assail And beat him downward to his first repair. --Dryden.
\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. Secret refreshings that repair his strength. --Milton. Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness. --Wordsworth. 2. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear. --Shak. Syn: To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit.
\Re*pair"\, n. 1. Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city. Sunk down and sought repair Of sleep, which instantly fell on me. --Milton. 2. Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair.

Synonyms for repair

amend, animate, bushel, compensate, doctor, fix, fix, fixing, fixture, furbish up, hangout, haunt, indemnify, mend, mending, quicken, reanimate, recompense, recreate, rectify, remediate, remedy, renovate, reparation, resort, restore, revive, revivify, stamping ground, touch on, vivify

Antonyms: break, bust

See also: ameliorate | area | arouse | band aid | better | brace | care | cobble | condition | correct | country | darn | darning | energise | energize | fill | gathering place | give | heel | improve | improvement | maintenance | meliorate | patch | patch up | patching | pay | perk up | piece | point | quick fix | quickie | quicky | reconstruction | reheel | repoint | resole | restitution | restoration | revamp | right | sole | status | stimulate | trouble-shoot | upkeep | vamp |

The fun area, different aproach to word »repair«

Let's analyse "repair" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: RIAPER. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: repair: 5 + 1 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: repair: 9 + 5 + 7 + 1 + 9 + 9 = 40, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (2) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

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