repairing
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Repair \Re*pair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaired (-p?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repairing.] [F. r['e]parer, L. reparare; pref. re- re- + parare to prepare. See Pare, and cf. Reparation.]
1.To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune. [1913 Webster]
Secret refreshings that repair his strength.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness.— Wordsworth.[1913 Webster]
2.To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. [1913 Webster]
I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Syn: To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit. [1913 Webster]