Antonyms for mend

Grammar : Verb

Spell : mend

Phonetic Transcription : mɛnd

Definition of mend

Origin : c.1200, "to repair," from a shortened form of Old French amender (see amend). Meaning "to put right, atone for, amend (one's life), repent" is from c.1300; that of "to regain health" is from early 15c. Related: Mended; mending.

verb correct, improve, fix

Example sentences :

Thus came everything in to help the youth who had begun to mend his ways.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

"The more reason that I should strive to mend him," quoth Alleyne.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Siegfried is his name, and only he who knows no fear can mend the sword.
Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin

I will mend the sword and Siegfried shall use it to slay the dragon.
Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin

"Yes, that was it," Roland put in hastily, seeing his chance to mend matters.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

The beautiful vase of life was broken, and no art could mend it!
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

As well try to mend a spider's web when you have put your boot through it.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

It was too late to mend the matter, or put any face upon it but the best.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards

It costs money to mend, and they say things don't stay mended.
Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

Synonyms for mend

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