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repair: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" fasten: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" specify: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" cook: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" pay back: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study fixate: make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate" repair: the act of putting something in working order again sterilize: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" situate: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" localization: a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
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arrested development: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely obsession: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone the activity of fastening something firmly in position (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
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a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
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someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) fixing agent: a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) mender: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things methadone: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
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a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
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