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reparation

reparation

3 6.5
Fixing something so it works again
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃən/
translation icon : reparación
  • The Sukuma, released by the end of the war from forced conscription, were also occupied with the reparation of their families, their homes, their fields, and their lives.
  • an act of reparation
  • community reparation
  • make reparation

Yet the root of reparation is repair.

Examples

  • The colonial government, from its first days until the governorship of Cameron, was concerned primarily with the reparation of damage wrought by war and disease.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Writing: the act of reparation, making whole once again, lies in the domain of the creative arts.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Yet the root of reparation is repair.

    Harvard University

  • In this way, making, experiencing, and writing about art are acts of reparation, of "making whole once again."

    Academic text (2007)

  • Reparation refers to the attempt to repair the damage that was done by the wrongdoers.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The truth that the commission was required to establish had to contribute to the reparation of the damage inflicted in the past and to the prevention of it ever happening again in the future.

    Academic text (2006)

  • He does finish up by talking about reparation for harm, fixing things after you've screwed them up.

  • The community collected funds for the reparation of the old bridge that had fallen into disrepair.

  • The organization focuses on the reparation of damaged roads after the winter storms.

  • After the flood, the city began the reparation of the public park to restore its beauty.

Synonyms

repair
vsreparation
352 2.3

Work done to fix something that is broken

focuses on returning function rather than overall condition
recovery
vsreparation
217 2.7

Returning to a normal state after damage or loss

is a discrete act to return proper function rather than a long process
restoration
vsreparation
98 3.4

The act of returning something to its original state

focuses on bringing back working function rather than former appearance
fix
vsreparation
76 1.0

An action that makes something work again

expresses the same idea but focuses on making function properly
fixing
vsreparation
24 1.9

Repairing something to make it work again

is the same act described as restoring proper function
mend
vsreparation
12 3.0

A repair to something that is broken or torn

refers to the actual act of returning function rather than the finished result
mending
vsreparation
11 1.6

The act of fixing clothes or pieces of cloth that need repair

applies to objects broadly, not only garments and cloth
remediation
vsreparation
8 6.3

The process of fixing a problem so something works properly

focuses on restoring proper function rather than addressing situations or faults
rectification
vsreparation
1 7.4

Fixing something that is wrong after a mistake

refers to returning function rather than correcting mistakes or errors
reconditioning
vsreparation
1 3.9

To make something work like new again by repairing or cleaning

is a single act to return proper function rather than a long process

Antonyms

destruction
849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

How Repaired

restoration
98 3.4
reparation
3 6.5
mending
11 1.6
patch
  • Specialized
12 6.1

Surface Forms

reparation singular
reparations plural

Morphology

reparation = repair (transparent) = repair + ation

Formed from the verb 'repair' with the noun-forming suffix '-ation' and directly denotes the act of repairing.

Etymology

Reparation comes from Latin parts re- meaning 'again' and parare meaning 'to make ready', the same root as repair and prepare, so a reparation is literally making something ready again — fixing it after damage.