'Reparation' definitions:
Definition of 'reparation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"
noun
(usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"
noun
The act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation]
noun
Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" [syn: reparation, amends]
Definition of 'Reparation'
From: GCIDE
- Reparation \Rep`a*ra"tion\ (-r?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]paration, L. reparatio. See Repair to mend.]
- 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity; --used, e.g. in the phrase
- make reparation,
- pay reparations, or
- make reparations. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; amends; satisfaction. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reparation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjustment,
- amends,
- atonement,
- balancing,
- blood money,
- commutation,
- compensation,
- composition,
- compromise,
- consideration,
- correction,
- counteraction,
- counterbalancing,
- damages,
- expiation,
- expiatory offering,
- fixing,
- guerdon,
- honorarium,
- indemnification,
- indemnity,
- lex talionis,
- making amends,
- making good,
- making right,
- making up,
- meed,
- mending,
- offsetting,
- overhaul,
- overhauling,
- paying back,
- peace offering,
- piaculum,
- price,
- propitiation,
- quittance,
- reclamation,
- recompense,
- rectification,
- redemption,
- redress,
- refund,
- reimbursement,
- remedy,
- remuneration,
- repair,
- repairing,
- repayment,
- reprisal,
- requital,
- requitement,
- restitution,
- retaliation,
- retribution,
- return,
- revenge,
- reward,
- salvage,
- satisfaction,
- settlement,
- smart money,
- solatium,
- squaring,
- substitution,
- troubleshooting,
- wergild