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n. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

n. something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

repair, resort

v. move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

fall back, resort, recur

v. have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

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screening

n. testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics

prayer, supplication

n. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"

escape, escapism

n. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"

reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle

v. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

sew, run up, sew together, stitch

v. fasten by sewing; do needlework

adjourn, withdraw, retire

v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

act

v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

cure

v. make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"

right

v. put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"

remedy, relieve

v. provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

rectify

v. convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"

rejuvenate

v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

quicken, invigorate

v. give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"

regenerate, renew

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

recondition

v. bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

remodel, reconstruct, redo

v. do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"

renovate, restitute

v. restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"

refurbish, renovate, freshen up

v. make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

rig

v. connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"

square, square up

v. make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"

plumb

v. examine thoroughly and in great depth

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break

v. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart

v. take apart into its constituent pieces

destroy, ruin

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

damage

v. suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"

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