mend

v. 1 restore to good condition; repair. 2 regain health. 3 improve (mend matters). n. Darn or repair in material etc.  mend one's ways reform oneself. On the mend recovering, esp. In health. [anglo-french: related to *amend]

v. t. 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.