Repair — Defs

01 v. i. To return.

1.
To return.[Obs.]
“I thought . . . that he repaire should again.” — Chaucer.
2.
To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety.
“Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair.” — Pope.

02 n. The act of repairing or resorting to a place.

1.
The act of repairing or resorting to a place.[R.]
“The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses.” — Clarendon.
2.
Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort.[R.]
“There the fierce winds his tender force assail And beat him downward to his first repair.” — Dryden.

03 v. t. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair…

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.

04 n. Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are coll…

1.
Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city.
“Sunk down and sought repair Of sleep, which instantly fell on me.” — Milton.
2.
Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair.