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restore Definition

re·store (ri stôr′)

transitive verb -·stored′, -·stor′·ing

  1. to give back (something taken away, lost, etc.); make restitution of
  2. to bring back to a former or normal condition, as by repairing, rebuilding, altering, etc. to restore a building, painting, etc.
  3. to put (a person) back in a place, position, rank, etc. to restore a king to his throne
  4. to bring back to health, strength, etc.
  5. to bring back into being, use, etc.; reestablish to restore order, a system of government, etc.

Etymology: ME restoren < OFr restorer < L restaurare < re-, again + -staurare, to place, erect: see store

restore Related Forms
re·stor′·able adjective re·stor′er noun
restore Synonyms

restore

v.

  1. To give back

    make restitution, replace, put back; see return 2.

  2. To re-create

    reestablish, revive, recover; see renew 1.

  3. To rebuild in a form supposed to be original

    rebuild, reconstruct, renovate, refurbish, repair, recondition, put back, alter, make restoration, reclaim, rehabilitate, rehab*; see also reconstruct, repair.

  4. To reinstate

    reinstall, put back, reerect; see reinstate.

  5. To bring back to health

    revive, cure, make healthy; see heal 1. See syn. study at renew.

restore Usage Examples

Object

  • confidence: Last night, campaigners called for further reforms to the controversial system, that has also faced computer problems, to restore public confidence.
  • balance: Today, we try to restore the balance a little.
  • canal: From the 1960s The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust campaigned then worked to restore the canal to its fully open status.
  • farmhouse: Cortona medieval hill-top town: Restored farmhouse with separate cottage and pool in rural setting a few minutes from the historic town of Cortona.
  • peace: Next month: Restoring the peace - Dr. Mark Logan.
  • dignity: The right to communicate is, thus, a moral claim because it affirms and restores human dignity.

Adjective complement

  • Victorian: On the rocks next to the fish pond is a restored Victorian bathing hut which adjoins a bathing pool.

Modifying Another Word

  • lovingly: Lovingly restored, Guthrie has been a private estate for the last 535 years.
  • beautifully: This beautifully restored grade II listed former stables has been recently renovated to a very high standard.
  • sympathetically: They have since been sympathetically restored with many of the original stone walls still in place.
  • painstakingly: The world's only running example was painstakingly restored and ran for the first time in almost 60 years to delight expectant crowds.
  • tastefully: We offer a choice of 3 high quality, tastefully restored, well-equipped spacious holiday homes.
  • newly: In the evening of 19 July, the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railroad Society's newly restored " Pigeon Van " was launched.

Used with why or when

  • when: Strife is resolved and peace restored when we recognize in one another a common commitment to Jesus and the gospel.. .

Infinitive complement

  • favor: With Pop's help, Pieter is restored to favor in the village.
  • reflect: It has recently been fully restored to reflect the classic simplicity and character of the Georgian era.

Preposition: in

  • 1990s: Restored in the 1990s and opened to the public.
  • 1970s: Built in 1813-14, the mill and its wooden machinery were restored in the 1970s.
  • century: The building was restored in the late 19th century when much of the paneling was replaced.

Preposition: from

  • backup: After that it's probably a matter of reinstallation and restoring from backups.