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patch` up´

To mend by patching; to patch; - also used figuratively; as, to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties.

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Verb	1.	patch up - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" patch fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
	2.	patch up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" conciliate, reconcile, settle, make up propitiate, appease - make peace with agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" make peace - end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace"

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