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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restoration, fixing |
| Synonyms: | adjustment, darn, improvement, mend, new part, overhaul, patch, reconstruction, reformation, rehabilitation, replacement, substitution |
| Antonyms: | breaking, damage, destruction, harm, hurt, injury, neglect, wrecking |
| Main Entry: | repair |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave; retire |
| Synonyms: | apply, betake oneself, fare, go, head for, hie, journey, move, pass, proceed, process, push on, recur, refer, remove, resort, run, set off for, travel, turn, wend, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | maintain, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | adjust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mechanically alter, especially to |
| Synonyms: | align, balance, bring into line, calibrate, connect, correct, fine-tune, fit, fix, focus, grind, improve, improve accommodate, mend, overhaul, polish, put in working order, readjust, rectify, regulate, renovate, repair, service, set, sharpen, square, tighten, troubleshoot, tune up |
| Antonyms: | derange, disarrange, unsuit |
| Main Entry: | amend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve, correct |
| Synonyms: | alter, ameliorate, better, change, elevate, enhance, fix, help, lift, make up for, mend, modify, pay one's dues, raise, rectify, reform, remedy, repair, revise, right, square* |
| Notes: | when you amend a text, you change it - usually for the better and when you emend a text, you simply correct the mistakes; whereas one can amend various aspects of conduct or behavior, emend is used if the issue at hand is that of a manuscript, speech, or literary product |
| Antonyms: | blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, harm, impair, injure, mar, reduce, subtract, worsen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amendment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correction, improvement |
| Synonyms: | alteration, amelioration, betterment, change, correction, enhancement, improvement, mending, modification, rectification, reform, reformation, remedy, repair, revision |
| Antonyms: | worsening |
| Main Entry: | atone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate; make amends for former misdoing |
| Synonyms: | absolve, answer, apologize, appease, balance, correct, counterbalance, do penance, expiate, make amends, make redress, make reparation, make up for, offset, outweigh, pay, pay one's dues, propitiate, recompense, reconcile, redeem, redress, repair, set off, square, take one's medicine |
| Main Entry: | compensate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offset, make up for |
| Synonyms: | abrogate, annul, atone for, balance, better, cancel out, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, fix, improve, invalidate, make amends, negate, negative, neutralize, nullify, outweigh, redress, repair, set off |
| Antonyms: | damage, deprive, penalize |
| Main Entry: | condition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circumstances |
| Synonyms: | action, ballgame, case, estate, happening, how it goes, how things are, how things stack up, lay of the land, like it is, mode, order, plight, position, posture, predicament, quality, rank, repair, reputation, riff, scene, shape, situation, size of it, sphere, spot, standing, state, state of affairs, status, status quo, trim, way things are, way things shape up, where it's at |
| Main Entry: | condition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical shape, fitness |
| Synonyms: | appearance, aspect, build, constitution, fettle, form, health, kilter, mint, order, phase, repair, state, status, tone, trim |
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