Definition of: mend

(mend) v.t.
1. To make sound or serviceable again by repairing; patch.
2. To correct errors or faults in; reform; improve: Mend your ways.
3. To correct (some defect).
—v.i.
4. To become better, as in health; improve.
—noun
1. The act of repairing or patching.
2. A mended portion of a garment.
—on the mend Recovering health; recuperating; convalescing. [Aphetic form of AMEND]
—mend′a·ble adjective
—mend′er noun