Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Ripará-re, v. a.
1. to remedy, to cure, or help.— ad un male, to remedy an evil. Non vi si può —, that can't be helped; 2. to defend, to protect, to maintain or support, to shelter; 3. to repair. — un casa, to repair a house. — una perdita, to repair, to make up or retrieve a loss. — un danno, to make amends or give satisfaction for a damage; 4. to hinder, to stop; 5. to vivify, to comfort, to restore; 6. to oppose, hinder; v. n. to shelter, to fly for shelter or refuge; v. r. to frequent, to haunt, to resort often to; s. m. Ripará-tóre, f. Ripará-tríce; adj.Ripará-nte .
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
riparare: to repaire, to restore, or bring to his first estate againe. Also to repaire or haue accesse vnto. Also to ward a blow.