nnoun.possessioncompensation (given or received) for an insult or injuryExamples:- an act for which there is no reparation
Derivationally Related Form:repair
Hypernyms:compensation
Inherited Hypernyms:reparationcompensationrecompensepaymentcostoutgotransferred propertypossessionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.possession(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victorsDomain Usage:pluralplural form
Examples:- Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I
Hypernyms:compensation
Inherited Hypernyms:reparationcompensationrecompensepaymentcostoutgotransferred propertypossessionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of putting something in working order againSynset:fix fixing fixture mend mending repair
Derivationally Related Form:fixmendrepair
Hypernyms:improvement
Inherited Hypernyms:repairimprovementchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:band aidcaredarningmaintenancepatchingquick fixquickiequickyreconstructionrestitutionrestorationupkeep
Full Hyponyms:anastylosisband aidcamera carecar carecarecorrectional rehabilitationdarninggentrificationinterim overhaulmakeoveroil changeoverhaulpatchingphysical rehabilitationpump primingre-establishmentre-formationreassemblyrebuildingreclamationreconstructionreforestationrefreshmentrehabilitationreinstatementrejuvenationrestitutionrestorationscheduled maintenancesteam fittingurban renewalvocational rehabilitation
nnoun.actsomething done or paid in expiation of a wrongSynset:amends
Derivationally Related Form:repair
Hypernyms:atonement expiation propitiation
Inherited Hypernyms:reparationexpiationredemptionrescuerecoveryacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity