mend
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
a mended place.
Origin of mend
Synonyms for mend
1. fix, restore, retouch. Mend, darn, patch mean to repair something and thus renew its usefulness. Mend is a general expression that emphasizes the idea of making whole something damaged: to mend a broken dish, a tear in an apron. Darn and patch are more specific, referring particularly to repairing holes or tears. To darn is to repair by means of stitches interwoven with one another: to darn stockings. To patch is to cover a hole or tear, usually with a piece or pieces of similar material and to secure the edges of these; it implies a more temporary or makeshift repair than the others: to patch the knees of trousers, a rubber tire. 2. rectify, amend, emend. 3. ameliorate, meliorate. 4. heal, recover, amend.
Antonyms for mend
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Examples from the Web for unmended
Historical Examples of unmended
No thought of brushing their worn-out, unmended boots ever entered their minds.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
He had no doubt that it was clean, but he knew it would be unmended.
YonderEmily Hilda Young
A basket of unmended stockings balances the cradle on Mrs. Evans's other side, and an open Peerage lies upon her lap.
Doctor CupidRhoda Broughton
Soiled frills or unmended hose must have originated this vulgarity!
The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and FashionHenry Lunettes
In the country the old Roman roads were unmended, unkept; Europe was slipping backwards into uttermost barbarism.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II.Annie Besant
mend
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Word Origin for mend
C12: shortened from amend
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