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  • 21repair — [[t]rɪpe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ repairs, repairing, repaired 1) VERB If you repair something that has been damaged or is not working properly, you mend it. [V n] Goldsmith has repaired the roof to ensure the house is wind proof... [V n] The cost of… …

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  • 22repair — I. /rəˈpɛə / (say ruh pair) verb (t) 1. to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a clock. 2. to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: repair a broken constitution. 3. to remedy; …

  • 23repair — repair1 repairable, adj. repairability, repairableness, n. /ri pair /, v.t. 1. to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor. 2. to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: to… …

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  • 24repair — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 restore to good condition after damage or wear. 2 renovate or mend by replacing or fixing parts or by compensating for loss or exhaustion. 3 set right or make amends for (loss, wrong, error, etc.). n. 1 the act or an instance… …

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  • 25repair*/ — [rɪˈpeə] verb [T] I 1) to fix something that is broken or damaged The cost of repairing the damage was much higher than we thought.[/ex] 2) to improve a bad situation an attempt to repair the relationship between the two countries[/ex] II noun… …

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  • 26repair to — re ˈpair to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they repair to he/she/it repairs to present participle repairing to past tense repaired to …

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  • 27repair — I 1. verb 1) the car was repaired Syn: mend, fix (up), put/set right, restore, restore to working order, overhaul, service; informal patch up 2) they repaired the costumes Syn: mend, darn; informal patch up 3) …

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  • 28repair — Verb: To restore to a sound condition that which is decayed, dilapidated, injured, or partially destroyed. 48 Am J1st Spec A § 47. To restore by renewal or replacement of subsidiary parts of a whole. Hammond v El Dorado Springs, 362 Mo 530, 242… …

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  • 29repair — 1. verb 1) the car was repaired Syn: mend, fix (up), put/set right, restore (to working order), darn; informal patch up 2) repairing relations with other countries Syn: put/set right, mend, fix, straighten out …

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  • 30repair — To restore something to working condition, e.g., by reconditioning, rebuilding, or replacing. See body repair independent repair shop plug repair section repair …

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