"make whole" meaning in English

See make whole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: makes whole [present, singular, third-person], making whole [participle, present], made whole [participle, past], made whole [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> whole}} make whole (third-person singular simple present makes whole, present participle making whole, simple past and past participle made whole)
  1. (transitive, set phrase) To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition. Tags: transitive Synonyms (restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or favorable condition): cure, heal, remedy, restore Translations (to restore to a sound condition): wiederherstellen (German), integrō (Latin)
    Sense id: en-make_whole-en-verb-BXhw-YTk Disambiguation of 'restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or favorable condition': 70 27 3 Disambiguation of 'to restore to a sound condition': 68 28 4
  2. (transitive, set phrase) To repair or restore (something). Tags: transitive Synonyms (repair (something)): fix, restore
    Sense id: en-make_whole-en-verb-DypXxosI Disambiguation of 'repair (something)': 29 67 4
  3. (transitive, finance, law) To provide (someone), especially under the terms of a legal judgment or an agreement, with financial compensation for lost money or other lost assets. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Finance, Law Synonyms (provide (someone) with compensation for a financial loss): compensate, recompense, reimburse, repay Translations (to provide with financial compensation): schadlos stellen (German), entschädigen (German)
    Sense id: en-make_whole-en-verb-aFRr7Ytq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 11 55 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 9 67 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 26 10 64 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 8 63 Topics: business, finance, law Disambiguation of 'provide (someone) with compensation for a financial loss': 11 10 79 Disambiguation of 'to provide with financial compensation': 6 7 88

Inflected forms

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