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refurbish, repair; clear up, settle, set right; punish
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A fix-up (or fixup) is a novel created from short fiction that may or may not have been initially related or previously published. The stories may be edited for consistency, and sometimes new connecting material, such as a frame story or other interstitial narration, is written for the new work. The term was coined by the science fiction writer A. E. van Vogt, who published several fix-ups of his own, including The Voyage of the Space Beagle, but the concept (if not the term) exists outside of science fiction. The use of the term in science fiction criticism was popularised by the first (1979) edition of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, edited by Peter Nicholls, which credited Van Vogt with the creation of the term. The name comes from the modifications that the author needs to make in the original texts to make them fit together as though they were a novel. Foreshadowing of events from the later stories may be jammed into an early chapter of the fix-up, and character development may be interleaved throughout the book. Contradictions and inconsistencies between episodes are usually worked out.
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Verb
1. find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
2. make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"
(synonym) arrange
(hypernym) agree, hold, concur, concord
(hyponym) firm up
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Synonyms and related words:
accommodate, adjust, adorn, arrange, arrange matters, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brew, bring to terms, bring together, clean up, clear for action, clear the decks, clear up, cobble, color, commission, compose, compound, compromise, concoct, condition, cure, dandify, darn, deck, deck out, decoct, decorate, deploy, dizen, do up, doctor, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fig out, fix, furbish, garnish, get ready, get up, grace, groom, gussy up, harmonize, heal the breach, make, make arrangements, make preparations, make ready, make up, marshal, mediate, mend, mix, mobilize, neaten, ornament, overhaul, paint, patch, patch things up, patch up, plan, police, police up, prank, prank up, prearrange, preen, prep, prepare, pretreat, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, process, provide, put in commission, put in order, put in repair, put in shape, put in trim, put in tune, put together, ready, ready up, recap, reconcile, recondition, redecorate, redo, refurbish, repair, resolve, restore harmony, retread, reunite, service, set off, set out, set to rights, settle, settle differences, settle preliminaries, sew up, slick, smarten, smarten up, smooth it over, spiff, spruce, spruce up, straighten up, tan, tidy, tidy up, tinker, tinker up, titivate, treat, trick out, trick up, trig up, trim, trim up, try out, weave peace between
accommodate, adjust, adorn, arrange, arrange matters, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brew, bring to terms, bring together, clean up, clear for action, clear the decks, clear up, cobble, color, commission, compose, compound, compromise, concoct, condition, cure, dandify, darn, deck, deck out, decoct, decorate, deploy, dizen, do up, doctor, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fig out, fix, furbish, garnish, get ready, get up, grace, groom, gussy up, harmonize, heal the breach, make, make arrangements, make preparations, make ready, make up, marshal, mediate, mend, mix, mobilize, neaten, ornament, overhaul, paint, patch, patch things up, patch up, plan, police, police up, prank, prank up, prearrange, preen, prep, prepare, pretreat, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, process, provide, put in commission, put in order, put in repair, put in shape, put in trim, put in tune, put together, ready, ready up, recap, reconcile, recondition, redecorate, redo, refurbish, repair, resolve, restore harmony, retread, reunite, service, set off, set out, set to rights, settle, settle differences, settle preliminaries, sew up, slick, smarten, smarten up, smooth it over, spiff, spruce, spruce up, straighten up, tan, tidy, tidy up, tinker, tinker up, titivate, treat, trick out, trick up, trig up, trim, trim up, try out, weave peace between
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