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1. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   "She mended her TV set";
   - repair, fix, bushel [US], doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
    
2. Get healthy again
   "The wound is mending slowly"; "My broken leg is mending";
   - heal
    
3. To make better
   "The editor mended the manuscript with his changes";
   - better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

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
   - repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mending, reparation

Derived forms: mending, mended, mends

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

Encyclopedia: Mend