fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up
Synonyms of fix upnext

transitive verb

1
: refurbish
fix up the attic
spent thousands fixing up the house
2
: to set right : settle
fixed up their dispute
3
: to provide with something needed or wanted
I can fix you up with nice used car.
especially : to arrange a date for
They want to fix me up with their cousin.

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Local governments could enact similar programs to help landlords fix up run-down rentals and keep them from being replaced with more expensive housing. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The kitchen is snug but has been fixed up with a dishwasher and dark marble countertops, whereas the windowed bathroom got a simple white-tile update. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026 Junkies would come off the street to fix up in my bathroom, on the third floor. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 According to Curtis, the entire cast and crew joined forces to paint and fix up the house before the shot, which Curtis stayed to watch even though she wasn’t featured in it. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fix up

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fix up was in 1764

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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20up. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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