mends
Restores to wholeness
Mends is the verb form of mend—to repair or fix something broken or damaged: She mends clothes for extra income.
Beyond physical repair, mend applies to relationships and health: They're trying to mend their marriage, He's mending after surgery.
To mend fences is to restore good relations after a disagreement.
Mend your ways means to improve your behavior.
Restoring proper function
- patchingRepairing by covering
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- darningRepairing fabric by weaving
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
soldering · welding · glue · tape · restoration · servicing · maintenance · refurbishment
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- trustConfidence in another
reunion · rapprochement · olive-branch · bridges · rift · breach · relationship · truce
Regaining what was lost
- recuperationGradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- scarringPermanent mark formation
stitches · bandage · splint · cast · therapy · rehabilitation · salve · ointment
fixing
Restoring proper function
sewing · soldering · welding · glue · tape · restoration · servicing · maintenance · refurbishment · toolbox
forgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
trust · reunion · rapprochement · olive-branch · bridges · rift · breach · relationship · truce · resolution
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- recuperationGradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- knittingLoop-based textile making
scarring · stitches · bandage · splint · cast · therapy · rehabilitation · salve · ointment · remedy
- bouncing backrebounds, springs back, snaps back, ricochets, boomerang effect
- make do and mendPhilosophy of resourceful repair
- on the mendGradually recovering health
- mended one's waysCorrected past behavior
- mending fencesRepairing damaged relationships
- mend fencesRestore strained relations
- mend one's waysCorrect one's behavior
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