n.
Function: 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 \ - ˌ per- ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– re · pair · able \ - ' per- ə -b ə l \ adjective
– re · pair · er \ - ' per- ə r \ noun