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Restore

Restore Meaning & Definition
Restore Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Restore?

[v] return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"
[v] restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
[v] give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
[v] bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"
[v] return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Restore: bushel | doctor | fix | furbish up | mend | reconstruct | reestablish | regenerate | reinstate | rejuvenate | repair | restitute | touch on

Related Terms | Find terms related to Restore:

See Also | alter | ameliorate | amend | better | change | cobble | darn | defibrillate | fill | give back | heel | improve | meliorate | patch | patch up | piece | point | refund | regenerate | rehabilitate | reheel | reincarnate | renew | renew | repay | repoint | resole | return | revamp | revive | sole | trouble-shoot | vamp

Restore In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*store"\ (r?*st?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restored} (r?-st?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Restoring}.] [OE. restoren, OF. restorer, F. restaurer, fr. L. restaurare; pref. re- re- + an unused word; cf. Gr. ???? an upright pale or stake, Skr. sth?vara fixed, firm. Cf. {Restaurant}, {Store}.] To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover. ``To restore and to build Jerusalem.'' --Dan. ix. 25. Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions. --Prior. And his hand was restored whole as the other. --Mark iii. 5. 2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace. Now therefore restore the man his wife. --Gen. xx. 7. Loss of Eden, till one greater man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. --Milton. The father banished virtue shall restore. --Dryden. 3. To renew; to re["e]stablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance. 4. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for. He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. --Ex. xxii. 1. 5. To make good; to make amends for. But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored, and sorrows end. --Shak. 6. (Fine Arts) (a) To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc. (b) To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like. Syn: To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; rebuild; re["e]stablish; renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; cure.
\Re*store"\, n. Restoration. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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