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Verb: mend  mend
  1. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    "She mended her broken TV set";
    - repair, fix, bushel [US], doctor [informal]
     
  2. To make better
    "The editor mended the manuscript with his changes";
    - better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
     
  3. Get healthy again
    "My broken leg is mending";
    - heal
Noun: mend  mend
  1. Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
    "her stockings had several mends";
    - patch, darn
     
  2. The act of putting something in working order again
    "The bicycle was in need of a mend";
    - repair, fix, fixing, mending, reparation [archaic]

Derived forms: mending, mended, mends

Type of: alter, ameliorate, better, change, improve, improvement, meliorate, modify, sewing, stitchery

Encyclopedia: Mend, Move On