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Synonyms for repair

Two senses of repair live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineChange

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Repair my shoes please.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

doctor

Same sentence, swapped: Doctor my shoes please.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for repair as it is used in the sentence above.

resort
compensate
break

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineChange

set straight or right

Repair an oversight.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

remedy

Same sentence, swapped: Remedy an oversight.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for repair as it is used in the sentence above.

resort
recreate
debug

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