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verb
- 1. bring back or re-establish (a previous right, practice, or situation): "the policy restored confidence in the banking system" Similar Opposite
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to return something or someone to an earlier condition or position, or to bring something back into existence: Power company crews were working yesterday to restore electrical service to homes in the area. Surgeons restored the sight in her right eye.
The meaning of RESTORE is give back, return. How to use restore in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Restore.
Restore definition: to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish. See examples of RESTORE used in a sentence.
verb. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position. “ restore law and order”. “ restore the emperor to the throne”. synonyms: reestablish, reinstate. see more. verb. return to its original or usable and functioning condition. “ restore the forest to its original pristine condition”.
To restore someone or something to a previous condition means to cause them to be in that condition once again. We will restore her to health but it may take time. [ VERB noun + to ]
to give something that has been lost or stolen back to the person it belongs to: The painting was restored to its rightful owner. Fewer examples. They want to restore the castle to its former glory. They're trying to restore the good name of the manufacturer. The church was recently restored after decades of disuse.
Definition of restore verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to return (something, esp a work of art or building) to an original or former condition. 2. to bring back to health, good spirits, etc. 3. to return (something lost, stolen, etc) to its owner. 4. to reintroduce or re-enforce: to restore discipline. 5. to reconstruct (an extinct animal, former landscape, etc)
Restore definition: to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish. See examples of RESTORE used in a sentence.
Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. restored, restores, restoring. To bring back to a former or normal condition, as by repairing, rebuilding, altering, etc. To restore a building, painting, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To place in a former position or location. Restored the book to the shelf. American Heritage.
