°To
repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to
restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a
garment or a machine.
°To
alter for the
better; to set
right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.