Mend

  • 21mend — v. & n. v. 1 tr. restore to a sound condition; repair (a broken article, a damaged road, torn clothes, etc.). 2 intr. regain health. 3 tr. improve (mend matters). 4 tr. add fuel to (a fire). n. a darn or repair in material etc. (a mend in my… …

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  • 22mend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. repair, restore, correct, improve. See improvement, restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To repair] Syn. repair, patch, patch up, darn, sew, fix, restore, reconstruct, retouch, put in shape, heal, put… …

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  • 23mend — [[t]mɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to make (something damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend clothes[/ex] 2) to correct defects or errors in 3) to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters[/ex] 4) to progress toward recovery, as a sick …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24mend — /mɛnd / (say mend) verb (t) 1. to make whole or sound by repairing, as something broken, worn, or otherwise damaged; repair: to mend clothes; to mend a road. 2. to remove or correct defects or errors in. 3. to remove or correct (a defect, etc.).… …

  • 25MEND — Medical Education for National Defense * * * mend mend vt to restore to health: CURE <time will mend the broken bone> vi to improve in health also HEAL mend n an act of mending or repair on the mend getting better or improving esp. in… …

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  • 26mend — {{11}}mend (n.) early 14c., recompense, reparation, from MEND (Cf. mend) (v.). Meaning act of mending; a repaired hole or rip in fabric is from 1888. Phrase on the mend attested from 1802. {{12}}mend (v.) c.1200, to repair, from an aphetic form… …

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  • 27mend — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for amenden more at amend Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to free from faults or defects: as a. to improve in manners or morals ; reform b. to set right ; correct …

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  • 28Mend — This article is about the 2006 De Rosa album. For the militant Nigerian movement, see Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. For Repairing, see Maintenance, repair, and operations. Mend Studio album by …

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  • 29MEND — Mouvement pour l émancipation du delta du Niger Le mouvement pour l émancipation du delta du Niger ou MEND (de l anglais Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta) est un mouvement militant nigérian qui lutte contre l exploitation et l… …

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  • 30Mend — Mouvement pour l émancipation du delta du Niger Le mouvement pour l émancipation du delta du Niger ou MEND (de l anglais Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta) est un mouvement militant nigérian qui lutte contre l exploitation et l… …

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