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  • 31repair — 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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  • 32repair — 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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  • 33repair*/ — [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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  • 34repair 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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  • 35repair — 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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  • 36repair — 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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  • 37Repair, DNA — The body has a series of special enzymes that repair mutations (changes) in the DNA and restore the DNA to its original state. The DNA in genes is constantly mutating and being repaired. This repair process is controlled by special genes. A… …

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  • 38repair — 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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  • 39repair — 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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  • 40repair — I. 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 <&#8230; …

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