to restore
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3.5
- verb
- /rɪˈstɔr/
- We're joined by the CEO of Athonatus, Robert Stevenson here in Earlswood Cathedral, which has been restored with his funding.
- restore service
- restore function
- restore to original condition
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Watch on YouTubeSome people restore old planes, but you restore old turrets.
- Some people restore old planes, but you restore old turrets.
- And Mark Watney goes out to retrieve it, to use it to restore communications with with Earth.
- Now the thing about tone is I'm sure that they were all about restoring the pH of your skin.
- Whatever you can do to restore health to wild places, wild things, do it in your backyard.
Examples
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The aim of surgery is to remove visible disease and restore functionality of the pelvic organs.
Academic text (2012) -
After the Loma Prieta earthquake, Mel led the drive to restore Memorial Church to its early glory.
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Today I want to restore a super super super old door.
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To restore America, we must restore ourselves.
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Please restore the security blocks.
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Frank, can you restore the codes?
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To restore its former glory
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This is about restoring moral balance.
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Can degraded tropical forests be restored, and will these forests recover their resilience?
Academic text (2011) -
The technician will restore the old computer to its original functioning condition.
Synonyms
865
2.5
Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money
252
3.3
To get something back after losing it
139
2.9
To set something back to its original state
87
5.8
To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job
75
4.2
To go back to a previous state or way of doing things
41
3.9
Build again something that was damaged or destroyed
37
4.3
To bring back something that stopped or was lost
20
7.0
Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed
13
3.8
To put a program or device back so it works after you remove it for repair
7
4.9
To repair and return a building or system to good condition
7
3.7
To fix a building or object so it is usable again
5
7.2
Set a device or program back to its original settings
4
5.5
Bring something back to a better or original state
2
5.4
To fix something so it works well again
1
6.7
To restore a used product by repairing or rebuilding so it becomes almost new
1
8.9
Make something like it was before or better
Antonyms
How Restored
487
2.8
80
3.8
261
3.5
371
2.3
183
1.0
- Specialized
32
3.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Restore comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and statuere 'to set up', the same root as statue. So to restore an object, like a painting or a building, is to 'set it up again' and bring it back to its old, usable condition.