- mending
- (Roget's IV)
n.
Syn. restoring, renovating, repairing, renewing, putting into shape, patching up, refreshing, freshening, helping, bettering, ameliorating, relieving, remedying, curing, rectifying, correcting, enhancing, emending, changing, altering, rebuilding, remodeling, renovation, repair, restoration, reviving, tinkering, going over*; see also correction 1 , fixing 1 .
English dictionary for students. 2013.