| VERB | change | repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
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| possession | repair, compensate, recompense, indemnify | make amends for | |
| motion | repair, resort | move, travel, or proceed toward some place | |
| change | repair, rectify, remediate, remedy, amend | set straight or right | |
| body | repair, animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, quicken, vivify, revivify | give new life or energy to | |
| NOUN | act | repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation | the act of putting something in working order again |
| state | repair | a formal way of referring to the condition of something | |
| location | repair, haunt, hangout, resort, stamping ground | a frequently visited place |
| Sounds | rihpeh'r | |
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| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| Meaning | The act of putting something in working order again. | |
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| Synonyms | fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation | |
| Narrower | band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky | hurried repair |
| care, maintenance, upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order | |
| 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 | |
| reconstruction | The activity of constructing something again | |
| restitution | The act of restoring something to its original state | |
| restoration | The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state | |
| Broader | improvement | The act of improving something |
| Spanish | arreglo, compostura, enmienda, instalación, remiendo, reparación, reparo, solución | |
| Catalan | adobament, adob, reparació | |
| Verbs | repair | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
| Meaning | A formal way of referring to the condition of something. | |
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| Example | "the building was in good repair" | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Meaning | A frequently visited place. | |
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| Synonyms | haunt, hangout, resort, stamping ground | |
| Narrower | gathering place | A favorite haunt where people gather |
| Broader | area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| Spanish | lugar preferido | |
| Catalan | cau, lloc sovintejat, parròquia | |
| Verbs | repair | move, travel, or proceed toward some place |
| Meaning | make amends for; pay compensation for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich" | |
| Synonyms | compensate, recompense, indemnify | |
| Narrower | give | deliver in exchange or recompense |
| Broader | pay | Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
| Spanish | compensar, indemnisar, indemnizar, pagar, recompensar, reparar | |
| Catalan | compensar, indemnitzar | |
| Nouns | reparation | something done or paid in expiation of a wrong |
| reparation | compensation (given or received) for an insult / insult or injury | |
| Meaning | Move, travel, or proceed toward some place. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" | |
| Synonym | resort | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Nouns | repair | a frequently visited place |
| Meaning | Set straight or right. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "repair an oversight" | |
| Synonyms | rectify, remediate, remedy, amend | |
| Broader | correct, rectify, right | make right or correct |
| Spanish | modificar, rectificar, recuperar, reformar, remediar | |
| Catalan | esmenar, rectificar | |
| Nouns | reparation | something done or paid in expiation of a wrong |
| Meaning | Give new life or energy to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "This treatment repaired my health" | |
| Synonyms | animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, quicken, vivify, revivify | |
| Broader | stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up | Cause to be alert and energetic |
| Similar to | come to, revive, resuscitate | Return to consciousness |
| Spanish | reanimar, reavivar, revivificar | |
| Catalan | reanimar, reavivar, revivificar | |
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