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to repatch

to repatch

1 6.1
To put a new patch on something already fixed or updated
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈpætʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reparchar
  • In preparation for the winter, they decided to repatch the roof that had been repaired last year.

Examples

  • Let's repatch this and then let's get to London.

    The Crash (2017)

  • So, George, you're gonna repatch the markets... To a shadow server I found in Iceland.

    The Crash (2017)

  • Repatched the digital frame store with the recycle programme?

    Tapeheads (1988)

  • Repatched.

    Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

  • There was a small covered lamp set on a slanting crate, a patched and repatched blanket, and a little tin cup.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • After the storm, we had to repatch the tent to keep it watertight.

  • She took her jeans to the tailor because she wanted to repatch the torn area.

Synonyms

to repair
vsto repatch
365 1.0

To fix something that is broken or not working

adds another covering or layer after a previous mend was applied
to patch up
vsto repatch
20 3.4

Mend a hole or tear by putting a piece of material over it

is done again to items that already had a previous covering
to refix
vsto repatch
5.3

To fix something again after an earlier repair

adds a new covering or layer rather than a general repeat of mending
to patch the software
vsto repatch
  • Specialized
4.0

To fix problems in a computer program by installing updates

is used across different contexts not limited to software programs

How Extensive

to overhaul
35 4.6
to upgrade
177 3.5
to update
451 2.8
fix
76 1.0
to repatch
  • Specialized
1 6.1
to patch
151 2.5

Surface Forms

repatch infinitive
repatched past
repatched past participle
repatching present participle
repatches third person singular

Morphology

repatch = patch (transparent) = re + patch

The verb means simply 'patch again', which is a standard and fully compositional use of 're-'.

Etymology

Repatch comes from the parts re- 'again' and patch 'to fix', so to repatch something is to fix it again by putting on a new patch.