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- DictionaryRe·store/rəˈstôr/
verb
- 1. bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate: "the policy restored confidence in the banking system" Similar reinstateput backreplacebring backreinstitutereimposereinstallrehabilitatere-establishreturn to a former position/stateOpposite abolish
- ▪ return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position: "the effort to restore him to office isn't working"
- ▪ repair or renovate (a building, work of art, vehicle, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition: "the building has been lovingly restored" Similar repairfixmendrefurbishreconditionrehabilitaterebuildreconstructremodelredecoraterevampmake overoverhaulput back into its original conditionredeveloprenovatemodernizeupdatebring up to dateupgradegentrifyrefitre-equiprefurnishbring up to codeinformal:do upfix upgive a facelift torehabOpposite neglect
- ▪ give (something previously stolen, taken away, or lost) back to the original owner or recipient: "the government will restore land and property to those who lost it through confiscation" Similar returngive backhand backtake backremitOpposite keep
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare ‘rebuild, restore’.
Derivatives
- 1. restorable adjective
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