I don't think of "repair" as a verb being at all uncommon, but I think you mean as in "repair to the drawing room."

Edit: A quick check in the AHD shows that the two words have different roots. The repair meaning to set right is from the Latin re- and parare, to prepare, to put in order. The repair meaning to betake oneself is from Latin repatriare, to return to one's country.

Last edited by Faldage; 12/10/06 02:30 AM.