restore
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.
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.
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.
Origin of restore
1synonym study For restore
Other words for restore
Other words from restore
- re·stor·a·ble, adjective
- re·stor·a·ble·ness, noun
- re·stor·er, noun
- qua·si-re·stored, adjective
- self-re·stor·ing, adjective
- un·re·stor·a·ble, adjective
- un·re·stored, adjective
- well-re·stored, adjective
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How to use restore in a sentence
He was, she said, “a sort of Zen master,” a giver of calm, a restorer of peace, a provider of what he did not have.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne interesting case study is Sir Arthur Evans, the original excavator and “restorer” of the Minoan palace of Knossos on Crete.
The Classics are Dead! Long Live the Classics! Mary Beard’s New Book | Nick Romeo | September 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTGood with his hands and with a keen eye, de Vries retrained as a restorer of art and precious objects.
Sleep is a great restorer in any case, but particularly so in this.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art | B. L. HillRudolph has often been called the restorer of the German kingdom, but he has little real claim to this honourable title.
This was the achievement which gave this learned man the title of "Restorer of Medicine" in England.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkI have used you as an equilibrium—restorer more than once in my time, & shall continue, I guess.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineThe effect of the salt water upon me was very much like that of hair restorer on some people's heads.
In Camp With A Tin Soldier | John Kendrick Bangs
British Dictionary definitions for restore
/ (rɪˈstɔː) /
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)
Origin of restore
1Derived forms of restore
- restorable, adjective
- restorableness, noun
- restorer, noun
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