fix up
verb
fixed up; fixing up; fixes up
transitive verb
1
: refurbish
fix up the attic
2
: to set right : settle
fixed up their dispute
3
: to provide with something needed or wanted
especially : to arrange a date for
Word History
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1
fix up
verb
as in to rebuild
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rebuild
- repair
- overhaul
- aid
- cure
- furbish
- patch
- reconstruct
- help
- refurbish
- fix
- renovate
- service
- heal
- doctor
- condition
- prepare
- ready
- revamp
- recondition
- adjust
- improve
- modify
- maintain
- redress
- care (for)
- restore
- rectify
- correct
- right
- revive
- reform
- mend
- refresh
- refreshen
- revitalize
- regenerate
- ameliorate
- better
- rejuvenate
- enhance
- renew
- freshen
- enrich
- meliorate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- break
- hurt
- ruin
- damage
- harm
- flaw
- wreck
- impair
- spoil
- injure
- mar
- deface
- disfigure
- disable
- blemish
- cripple
- vandalize
- mutilate
- maim
- mangle