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   Res·to·ra·tion

   /ˌrestəˈrāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition: "the restoration of Andrew's sight" Similar repairrepairingfixingmendingrefurbishmentreconditioningrehabilitationrebuildingreconstructionremodelingredecorationrevampingrevampmakeoveroverhaulredevelopmentrenovationmodernizationupdatingbringing up to dateupgradinggentrificationupdationinformal:faceliftrefurbrehabOpposite neglect
   • ▪ the process of repairing or renovating a building, work of art, vehicle, etc., so as to restore it to its original condition: "the altar paintings seem in need of restoration" Similar repairrepairingfixingmendingrefurbishmentreconditioningrehabilitationrebuildingreconstructionremodelingredecorationrevampingrevampmakeoveroverhaulredevelopmentrenovationmodernizationupdatingbringing up to dateupgradinggentrificationupdationinformal:faceliftrefurbrehabOpposite neglect
   • ▪ the reinstatement of a previous practice, right, custom, or situation: "the restoration of capital punishment"
   • ▪ a structure provided to replace or repair dental tissue so as to restore its form and function, such as a filling, crown, or bridge.
   • ▪ a model or drawing representing the supposed original form of an extinct animal, ruined building, etc.
   • 2. the return of a hereditary monarch to a throne, a head of state to government, or a regime to power: "the restoration of the Portuguese monarchy" Similar reinstatementreinstitutionre-establishmentreimpositionreinstallationrehabilitationreturnputting backreplacingOpposite abolition
   • ▪ the re-establishment of Charles II as King of England in 1660.
   • ▪ the period following this, especially with regard to its literature or architecture: "Restoration drama"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting the action of restoring to a former state): partly from Old French, partly an alteration of obsolete restauration (from late Latin restauratio(n-), from the verb restaurare), suggested by restore.

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   noun. the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment. the state or fact of being restored. a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition. restitution of something taken away or lost. something that is restored, as by renovating.

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   the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state. see more. noun. the state of being restored to its former good condition. synonyms: refurbishment, renovation. see more. noun. some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed. “the restoration looked exactly like the original”.

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