to restore
- verb
- /rɪˈstɔr/
- All runways are open, all connections are restored.
- restore order
- restore diplomatic relations
- restore peace
I've yet to see anybody try to, to restore their trust.
- I've yet to see anybody try to, to restore their trust.
- But not, he's going to specify, to restore a bygone era.
- So the normal signaling pathways have been restored by giving these compounds.
- When he died, the Roman Empire seemed to have been restored to its former glory.
- Of course, it's just come on, people, restore decency.
- But perhaps now that we've come to understand most of them, we should restore our institutions.
- But what about restoring your consciousness?
- They have to be remade, not just restored.
- Like many dictators then and now, Napoleon came in with talk of restoring democracy.
- And and so you want to restore that with each one.
Examples
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Once corruption is rooted out and discipline is restored, the Iraqi army could well become part of the solution.
Academic text (2015) -
He promises to heal divisions, impose order and restore France to her former glory.
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I think it's the National Guard to restore and maintain public order.
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We must restore the Bill of Rights compact.
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We must restore the faith that once guided us.
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I shall restore all the traditions that made her great.
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Proper sound and order restored, the audience again focused on him.
Fiction book (1997) -
You will be advised when full function is restored.
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Can you please restore fairness to the world?
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After the storm, the community worked together to restore the damaged playground for the children.
Synonyms
To return to how it was before
Give something back to its owner or the place it came from
Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money
Return something to the person who owns it after you use or borrow it
Return something to the place where it was before
Return someone or something to the place they came from
To get something back after losing it
To bring people or things back together after being apart
To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job
To set something back to its original state
To get back something you lost or gave away
To go back to a previous state or way of doing things
To bring something back after it was gone or not used
Bring something back into use after it was forgotten
To bring back something that stopped or was lost
Build again something that was damaged or destroyed
Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed
To repair and return a building or system to good condition
Set a device or program back to its original settings
Bring something back to a better or original state
To start again a rule or practice that stopped
To put something back where it was
To take back a job or duty you had before
Change something back to its earlier form or use
Give back something lost or stolen to its owner
To get something back after you lose it
To open a file or account again to use it
Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people
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Etymology
Restore comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and statuere 'to set up', the same root as statue. So to restore a position, law, or function is to 'put it back' where it was and make it work again.