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

India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks between their foreign ministers in Delhi aimed at restoring ties that plummeted after a Sikh separatist leader was assassinated on Canadian soil.

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However, this imbalance is expected to resolve as higher prices in London create an incentive for silver to flow back from the U.S. and other regions, gradually restoring market liquidity, according to analysts.

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“This imbalance should eventually normalize as higher London prices now incentivize metal to flow back from the U.S. and other regions, gradually restoring liquidity,” analysts at the U.S. bank say.

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It added that its priority was to ensure the home was restored so the family could move back at the earliest opportunity.

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The Hamas-run interior ministry said its forces were seeking to restore order, warning that "any armed activity outside the framework of the resistance" would be dealt with firmly.

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• reinforce 
• reinstate 
• renew 
• renovate 
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• rescue 
• revitalize 
• revive 
• strengthen