restore

restore
[[t]rɪstɔ͟ː(r)[/t]]
♦♦♦
restores, restoring, restored
1) VERB To restore a situation or practice means to cause it to exist again.

[V n] The army has recently been brought in to restore order...

[V n] As they smiled at each other, harmony was restored again...

[V n] The death penalty was never restored.

Derived words:
restoration [[t]re̱stəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N-UNCOUNT usu N of n

His visit is expected to lead to the restoration of diplomatic relations...

They were committed to the eventual restoration of a traditional monarchy.

2) VERB To restore someone or something to a previous condition means to cause them to be in that condition once again.

[V n to n] We will restore her to health but it may take time...

[V n to n] He said the ousted president must be restored to power...

[V n] His country desperately needs Western aid to restore its ailing economy.

Derived words:
restoration N-UNCOUNT usu N of n

I owe the restoration of my hearing to this remarkable new technique.

3) VERB When someone restores something such as an old building, painting, or piece of furniture, they repair and clean it, so that it looks like it did when it was new.

[V n] ...experts who specialise in examining and restoring ancient parchments.

[V-ed] ...the beautifully restored old town square.

Derived words:
restoration plural N-VAR

I specialized in the restoration of old houses...

The bones were `mislaid' during the seventeenth-century restorations.

4) VERB: usu passive If something that was lost or stolen is restored to its owner, it is returned to them. [FORMAL]

[be V-ed to n] The following day their horses and goods were restored to them...

[be V-ed] The looted property was restored and the chargé d'affaires was told that the soldiers responsible had been arrested.

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  • restore — re‧store [rɪˈstɔː ǁ ɔːr] verb [transitive] 1. to make something return to its former level or condition: • The government s first task will be to restore the economy. restore something to something • a bid to restore the company to profitability… …   Financial and business terms

  • Restore — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • restore — 1 *renew, refresh, rejuvenate, renovate, refurbish Analogous words: save, reclaim, redeem, *rescue: reform, revise, amend (see CORRECT vb): *recover, regain, retrieve, recoup, recruit 2 Restore, revive, revivify, resuscitate can all mean to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • restore — [ri stôr′] vt. restored, restoring [ME restoren < OFr restorer < L restaurare < re , again + staurare, to place, erect: see STORE] 1. to give back (something taken away, lost, etc.); make restitution of 2. to bring back to a former or… …   English World dictionary

  • restore — I (renew) verb ameliorate, amend, correct, cure, doctor up, energize, fix, heal, improve, make better, make whole, meliorate, mend, patch, patch up, put in order, put in repair, put right, reanimate, rearrange, rebuild, recondition, reconstitute …   Law dictionary

  • Restore — may refer to: *Restoration *ReStore …   Wikipedia

  • restore — (v.) c.1300, to give back, also, to build up again, repair, from O.Fr. restorer, from L. restaurare repair, rebuild, renew, from re back, again (see RE (Cf. re )) + staurare, as in instaurare restore, from PIE *stau ro , from root *sta …   Etymology dictionary

  • restore — [v1] fix, make new bring back, build up, cure, heal, improve, make healthy, make restitution, mend, modernize, reanimate, rebuild, recall, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, recover, redeem, reinforce, reerect, reestablish, refresh,… …   New thesaurus

  • restore — ► VERB 1) return to a former condition, place, or owner. 2) repair or renovate (a building, work of art, etc.). 3) bring back (a previous practice, right, or situation); reinstate. DERIVATIVES restorable adjective restorer noun. ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • Restore — Re*store , n. Restoration. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Restore —   [dt. »wiederherstellen«, »restaurieren«], die Umkehrung eines Backups durch »Zurückspielen« der gesicherten Daten. Dabei werden meisten nicht einzelne Dateien, sondern große Datenbestände bis hin zu ganzen Festplatten übertragen …   Universal-Lexikon

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