Mend

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Mended; p. pr. & vb. n. Mending.]
	1.	To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
	2.	To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace. The best service they could do the state was to mend the lives of the persons who composed it. - Sir W. Temple.
	3.	To help, to advance, to further; to add to. Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it mends garden herbs and fruit. - Mortimer. You mend the jewel by the wearing it. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved; to recover; to heal. on the mend recovering from an illness or injury.

Noun	1.	mend - sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" Synonyms: darn, patch
	2.	mend - the act of putting something in working order again Synonyms: fixing, repair, mending, fix, reparation, fixture
Verb	1.	mend - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" Synonyms: fix, furbish up, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore
	2.	mend - heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" Synonyms: heal

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