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   Mend

   /mend/

   

   verb

   • 1. repair (something that is broken or damaged): "workmen were mending faulty cabling" Similar repairfixput back togetherpiece togetherpatch uprestoresew (up)stitchdarnpatchcobblebotchvamp (up)rehabilitaterenewrenovateredevelopoverhaulreconditionrebuildrefurbishmake wholemake wellcurehealfettlespetchranterarchaic:clouttinkerbeetOpposite breaktear
   • ▪ return to health; heal: "foot injuries can take months to mend" Similar get betterget wellrecoverbe on the road to recoverypull throughrecuperateconvalesceimprovebe wellbe curedbe all righthealknitdraw togetherOpposite worsen
   • ▪ improve (an unpleasant situation, especially a disagreement): "quarrels could be mended by talking" Similar put/set rightset straightmake upstraighten outsort output in orderrectifyremedyrightredressresolvesquaresettleput to rightscorrectamendemendretrieveimprovemake betterbettermake goodamelioratereformOpposite make worse

   noun

   • 1. a repair in a material: "the mends were so perfect you could not even tell the board had been damaged"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of amend.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mendable adjective
   • 2. mender noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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