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restore
[ ri-stawr, -stohr ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
to restore order.
- to bring back to a former, original, or normal condition, as a building, statue, or painting.
Synonyms:
- to bring back to a state of health, soundness, or vigor.
- to put back to a former place, or to a former position, rank, etc.:
to restore the king to his throne.
Synonyms: ,
- to give back; make return or restitution of (anything taken away or lost).
- to reproduce or reconstruct (an ancient building, extinct animal, etc.) in the original state.
Synonyms:
restore
/ ɪˈɔː /
verb
- to return (something, esp a work of art or building) to an original or former condition
- to bring back to health, good spirits, etc
- to return (something lost, stolen, etc) to its owner
- to reintroduce or re-enforce
to restore discipline
- to reconstruct (an extinct animal, former landscape, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǰ, noun
- ˈٴǰ, adjective
- ˈٴǰness, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴǰa· adjective
- ·ٴǰa··ness noun
- ·ٴǰİ noun
- ܲȴ-·ٴǰ adjective
- -·ٴǰiԲ adjective
- un·ٴǰa· adjective
- ܲr·ٴǰ adjective
- ɱ-·ٴǰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of restore1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That communication link is broken, and in some way that needs to be restored.
She - along with other like-minded individuals - intend to restore the National Museum and other looted institutions.
Attorneys representing students across the country said that their clients had seen their records restored in recent days, according to NBC News.
The entire light was dismantled and sent to a Sheffield workshop to be restored and was turned back on in 2022.
The scheme involves working with communities, farmers and landowners to restore habitats for threatened species on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border.
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