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patch up

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patch` up´
n.1.To mend by patching; to patch; - also used figuratively; as, to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties.
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Verb1.patch up - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"
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"
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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? patch up
vt sepzusammenflicken; quarrelbeilegen; to patch things up temporarilydie Dinge notdürftig zusammenflicken; they managed to patch up their relationshipsie haben sich schließlich wieder ausgesöhnt; I want to patch things up between usich möchte unsere Beziehung wieder ins Lot bringen


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