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restore

[ ri-stawr, -stohr ]

verb (used with object)

restored, restoring.
  1. to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:

    to restore order.

  2. to bring back to a former, original, or normal condition, as a building, statue, or painting.

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  3. to bring back to a state of health, soundness, or vigor.
  4. to put back to a former place, or to a former position, rank, etc.:

    to restore the king to his throne.

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  5. to give back; make return or restitution of (anything taken away or lost).
  6. to reproduce or reconstruct (an ancient building, extinct animal, etc.) in the original state.

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restore

/ ɪˈɔː /

verb

  1. to return (something, esp a work of art or building) to an original or former condition
  2. to bring back to health, good spirits, etc
  3. to return (something lost, stolen, etc) to its owner
  4. to reintroduce or re-enforce

    to restore discipline

  5. to reconstruct (an extinct animal, former landscape, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴǰ, noun
  • ˈٴǰ, adjective
  • ˈٴǰness, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٴǰa· adjective
  • ·ٴǰa··ness noun
  • ·ٴǰİ noun
  • ܲȴ-·ٴǰ adjective
  • -·ٴǰiԲ adjective
  • un·ٴǰa· adjective
  • ܲr·ٴǰ adjective
  • ɱ-·ٴǰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of restore1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin ٲܰ; re-, store
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Word History and Origins

Origin of restore1

C13: from Old French, from Latin ŧٲܰ to rebuild, from re- + -ٲܰ , as in Բٲܰ to renew
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Synonym Study

See renew.
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Example Sentences

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That communication link is broken, and in some way that needs to be restored.

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She - along with other like-minded individuals - intend to restore the National Museum and other looted institutions.

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Attorneys representing students across the country said that their clients had seen their records restored in recent days, according to NBC News.

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The entire light was dismantled and sent to a Sheffield workshop to be restored and was turned back on in 2022.

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The scheme involves working with communities, farmers and landowners to restore habitats for threatened species on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border.

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