Definition of mend

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Mend (v. t.) To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace..

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Hedger :: Hedger (n.) One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, as, in betting..
Nib :: Nib (v. t.) To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen..
Reformed :: Reformed (a.) Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard..
Darn :: Darn (v. t.) To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread..
Emendation :: Emendation (n.) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement..
Mendacity :: Mendacity (n.) The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.
Commendatory :: Commendatory (a.) Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising.
Discommend :: Discommend (v. t.) To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove.
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed..
Mendicancy :: Mendicancy (n.) The condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging.
Bete :: Bete (v. t.) To mend; to repair.
Correct :: Correct (v. t.) To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked)..
Apologize :: Apologize (v. i.) To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter..
Emendation :: Emendation (n.) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations..
Bungle :: Bungle (v. t.) To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.
Advice :: Advice (n.) An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel..
Redress :: Redress (v. t.) To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from..
Emendable :: Emendable (a.) Corrigible; amendable.
Flatter :: Flatter (v. t.) To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle..
Amend :: Amend (v. i.) To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.
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