MEND, verb transitive [Latin emendo, menda, a fault, spot or blemish.] 1. To repair, as a breach; to supply a part broken or defective; as, to mend a garment, a road, a mill-dam, a fence, etc. 2. To correct; to set right; to alter for the better; as, to mend the life or manners. 3. To repair; to restore to a sound state; as, to mend a feeble or broken constitution. 4. To help; to advance; to make better. This plausible apology does not mend the matter. Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it mends garden herbs and fruit. 5. To improve; to hasten. He saw the monster mend his pace. MEND, verb intransitive To grow better; to advance to a better state; to improve. We say, a feeble constitution mends daily; a sick man mends, or is convalescent.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI