Dictionary  mendPronunciation: (mend), [key] —v.t. 1. to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 2. to remove or correct defects or errors in. 3. to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters. —v.i. 1. to progress toward recovery, as a sick person. 2. (of broken bones) to grow back together; knit. 3. to improve, as conditions or affairs. 4. mend sail, Naut.to refurl sails that have been badly furled. Also,mend the furl. —n. 1. the act of mending; repair or improvement. 2. a mended place. 3. on the mend, a. recovering from an illness. b. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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