patch up

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. mend by putting a patch on“patch a hole”Synonyms: patchpatch up
  2. come to terms“After some discussion we finally made up”Synonyms: reconcilepatch upmake upconciliatesettle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

patch up \patch` up"\ n. To mend by patching; to patch; -- also used figuratively; as, to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties. [PJC]
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