MEND

I. verb see: a~ Date: 13th century transitive verb to free from faults or defects: as, to improve in manners or morals ; reform , to set right ; correct , to put into good shape or working order again ; patch up ; repair , to improve or strengthen (as a relationship) by negotiation or conciliation, to restore to health ; cure , to make a~s or atonement for , intransitive verb to improve morally ; reform , to become corrected or improved, to improve in health, ~able adjective ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 14th century an act of ~ing ; repair , a ~ed place