Re·pair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaired p. pr. & vb. n. Repairing.]
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.
repaired
adj 1: mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing
machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken
lock is now fixed" [syn: reconditioned, fixed]
2: made ready for service [syn: maintained, serviced]