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Mend (mĕnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mended; p. pr. & vb. n. Mending.] [Abbrev. fr. amend. See Amend.]
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1. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
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2. 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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The best service they could do the state was to mend the lives of the persons who composed it. Sir W. Temple.
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3. To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
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Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it mends garden herbs and fruit. Mortimer.
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You mend the jewel by the wearing it. Shak.
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Syn. -- To improve; help; better; emend; amend; correct; rectify; reform.
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Mend, v. i. To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved; to recover; to heal. Shak.
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on the mend pred. a. recovering from an illness or injury.
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