reparation

Noun
Synonyms: repairfixfixingfixturemendmendingamends

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury“an act for which there is no reparation”
  2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors“Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I”
  3. the act of putting something in working order againSynonyms: repairfixfixingfixturemendmending
  4. something done or paid in expiation of a wrong“how can I make amends”Synonyms: amends
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Reparation \Rep`a*ra"tion\ (-r?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]paration, L. reparatio. See Repair to mend.]

1.The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

2.The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity; --used, e.g. in the phrase

make reparation,

pay reparations, or

make reparations. [1913 Webster +PJC]

I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

Syn: Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; amends; satisfaction. [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

REPARATION, n. Satisfaction that is made for a wrong and deducted from the satisfaction felt in committing it.
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