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.

   Synonyms: mend

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.

   Synonyms: reinstate, replace

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.

   Synonyms: rebuild

restore

/ rɪˈstɔː /

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)

Other Word Forms

• restorable adjective
• restorableness noun
• restorer noun
• quasi-restored adjective
• self-restoring adjective
• unrestorable adjective
• unrestored adjective
• well-restored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of restore¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurāre; re-, store

Word History and Origins

Origin of restore¹

C13: from Old French, from Latin rēstaurāre to rebuild, from _re- + -staurāre , as in instaurāre to renew

Synonym Study

See renew.

Example Sentences

Nexperia has urged its China unit to facilitate production and restore the flow of chips, warning that customers are facing imminent stoppages.

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He won seven major honours during his first stint as manager and the way he has restored the club to winning ways during such a testing spell has only enhanced his reputation among the supporters.

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How about an animated feature in which a snake is a gentle, misunderstood hero who seeks merely to restore his people’s —er, his fellow reptiles’—rightful legacy?

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But before Lo can help restore America’s semiconductor champion to its former glory, he must deal with a criminal investigation in Taiwan that has turned his job switch into a case with geopolitical implications.

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By replenishing these tiny energy producers, the method can restore energy output to previous levels and greatly improve the overall health of the cells.

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