mending
verb
Definitions
To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
Example: My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending.
To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
Example: Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist.
To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
noun
Definitions
The act by which something is mended or repaired.