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  • 41repair — 1. noun /ɹɪˈpɛə,ɹɪˈpɛɹ,ɹəˈpɛɹ/ a) The act of repairing something. I took the car to the workshop for repair. b) The result of repairing something. If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork See Also: reparation 2 …

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  • 42repair — Restoration of diseased or damaged tissues naturally by healing processes or artificially, as by surgical means. [M.E., fr. O.Fr., fr. L. re paro, fr. re , back, again, + paro, prepare, put in order] chemical r. conversion of a free radical to a… …

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  • 43repair to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms repair to : present tense I/you/we/they repair to he/she/it repairs to present participle repairing to past tense repaired to past participle repaired to literary repair to somewhere to move to a particular… …

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  • 44Repair, hernia — Also called a herniorrhaphy, a surgical repair of a hernia. Hernia repair may be done under local or general anesthesia using a conventional incision or a laparoscope. The alternative term herniorrhaphy comes from hernio , referring to a hernia + …

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  • 45repair — {{11}}repair (v.1) to mend, to put back in order, late 14c., from O.Fr. reparer, from L. reparare restore, put back in order, from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + parare make ready, prepare (see PARE (Cf. pare)). The noun is attested from 1590s.… …

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  • 46repair one's fault — • to make up for smth • to atone for smth • to repair one s fault • to repair one s wrong • to make amends for smth compensate for a loss or mistake I have to work hard in order to make up for the loss from the poor sales. (from Idioms in Speech) …

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  • 47repair one's wrong — • to make up for smth • to atone for smth • to repair one s fault • to repair one s wrong • to make amends for smth compensate for a loss or mistake I have to work hard in order to make up for the loss from the poor sales. (from Idioms in Speech) …

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  • 48repair — I re•pair [[t]rɪˈpɛər[/t]] v. t. 1) to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend 2) to restore or renew 3) to remedy; make up for; compensate for 4) an act, process, or work of repairing 5) Usu., repairs a) an instance or… …

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  • 49repair — To mend, remedy, restore, renovate. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction. Congress Bar and Restaurant Inc. v. Transamerica Ins. Co., 42 Wis.2d 56, 165 N.W.2d 409, 412. The word repair… …

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  • 50repair shop — See independent repair shop specialty repair shop …

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