mendable

Variant of mend

transitive verb

  1. to repair (something broken, torn, or worn); restore to good condition; make whole; fix
  2. to make better; improve; reform; set right: to mend one's manners
  3. to atone for; make amends for: now only in

Origin: ME menden, aphetic < amenden, amend

intransitive verb

  1. to get better; improve, esp. in health
  2. to grow together again or heal, as a fracture

noun

  1. the act of mending; improvement
  2. a mended place, as on a garment

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