I. ri-ˈper intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French repairer to go back, return from Late Latin repatriare to go home again, from Latin re- + patria native country — more at expatriate
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : to betake oneself : go
repair ed to the judge's chambers
b. : to come together : rally
2. obsolete : return
II. noun
Date: 14th century
1. : the act of repairing : resort
2. : a popular gathering place
III. verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French reparer, from Latin reparare, from re- + parare to prepare — more at pare
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix
repair a shoe
b. : to restore to a sound or healthy state : renew
repair his strength
2. : to make good : compensate for : remedy
repair a gap in my reading
intransitive verb
: to make repairs
Synonyms: see mend
• re·pair·abil·i·ty -ˌper-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• re·pair·able -ˈper-ə-bəl adjective
• re·pair·er -ˈper-ər noun
IV. noun
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : an instance or result of repairing
b. : the act or process of repairing
c. : the replacement of destroyed cells or tissues by new formations
2.
a. : relative condition with respect to soundness or need of repairing
b. : the state of being in good or sound condition