repair
1. the act of putting something in working order again (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
• Derivationally related forms:
repair (for: reparation), mend (for: mending), mend (for: mend), fix (for: fixture), fix (for: fixing), fix (for: fix)
• Hypernyms:
improvement
• Hyponyms:
darning, patching, care, maintenance, upkeep,
upkeep, quick fix, quickie, quicky, restoration,
reconstruction, restitution
2. a formal way of referring to the condition of something (Freq. 1)
- the building was in good repair
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
3. a frequently visited place
• Syn:
haunt, hangout, resort, stamping ground
• Derivationally related forms:
hang out (for: hangout), haunt (for: haunt)
• Hypernyms:
area, country
• Hyponyms:
gathering place
1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken (Freq. 11)
- She repaired her TV set
- Repair my shoes please
• Syn:
mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up,
restore, touch on
• Ant:
break
• Derivationally related forms:
restoration (for: restore), fix (for: fix), fixture (for: fix), fixer (for: fix), fixing (for: fix), mend (for: mend), mender (for: mend), mending (for: mend), reparation, repairer
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Hyponyms:
tinker, fiddle, fill, piece, patch,
cobble, point, repoint, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, patch up,
patch up, resole, vamp, revamp, heel,
reheel, darn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The men repair the chairs
2. 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
• Syn:
compensate, recompense, indemnify
• Derivationally related forms:
indemnification (for: indemnify), indemnity (for: indemnify), reparation, compensation (for: compensate)
• Hypernyms:
pay
• Hyponyms:
give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
3. move, travel, or proceed toward some place
- He repaired to his cabin in the woods
• Syn:
resort
• Derivationally related forms:
resort (for: resort)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. give new life or energy to
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
• Syn:
animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate,
quicken, vivify, revivify
• Derivationally related forms:
revivification (for: revivify), vivification (for: vivify), quickener (for: quicken), recreation (for: recreate)
• Hypernyms:
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
• Verb Group:
come to, revive, resuscitate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
5. set straight or right
- remedy these deficiencies
- rectify the inequities in salaries
- repair an oversight
• Syn:
rectify, remediate, remedy, amend
• Derivationally related forms:
amendable (for: amend), reparation, remedy (for: remedy), remediation (for: remediate), rectification (for: rectify), rectifier (for: rectify)
• Hypernyms:
correct, rectify, right
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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