(v): to make better
(v): cause to be firmly attached
(v): cause to be attached
(v): decide upon or fix definitely
(v): pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
(v): prepare for eating by applying heat
(v): make from scratch
(v): take vengeance on or get even
(v): take revenge or even out a score
(v): set or place definitely
(v): set up or lay the groundwork for
(v): kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
(v): make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
(v): make fixed, stable or stationary
(v): cause to be attached
(v): make infertile
(v): perform surgery on
(v): influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
(v): have and exert influence or effect
(v): put (something somewhere) firmly
(v): put into a certain place or abstract location
(v): make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
(n): informal terms for a difficult situation
(n): a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
(n): something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
(n): an injection into a vein
(n): the act of putting something in working order again
(n): the act of improving something
(n): an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
(n): an act exempting someone
(n): a determination of the place where something is
(n): the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
A contronym: both to restore and to remove (castrate).