Restore

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To bring back into existence or use; reestablish: restore law and order.
  • v. To bring back to an original condition: restore a building. See Synonyms at revive.
  • v. To put (someone) back in a former position: restore the emperor to the throne.
  • v. To make restitution of; give back: restore the stolen funds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.
  • v. To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
  • v. To bring back to a previous condition or state.
  • v. To give back, or make restitution.
  • v. To recover data from a backup.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover.
  • v. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace.
  • v. To renew; to reëstablish.
  • v. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.
  • v. To make good; to make amends for.
  • v.
  • v. To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; , statue, etc.
  • v. To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated.
  • n. Restoration.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To bring back to a former and better state.
  • To bring back from lapse, degeneracy, or a fallen condition to a former state.
  • To bring back to a state of health or soundness; heal; cure.
  • In the fine arts:
  • To bring back from a state of injury or decay as nearly as may be to the primitive state, supplying any part that may be wanting, by a careful following of the original work: as, to restore a painting, a statue, etc.
  • To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated: as, to restore a ruined building according to its original state or design.
  • To bring back; renew or reëstablish after interruption.
  • To give or bring back; return to a person, as a specific thing which he has lost, or which has been taken from him and unjustly retained: as, to restore lost or stolen goods to the owner.
  • To give in place of or as satisfaction for something; hence, to make amends for; compensate.
  • To bring or put back to a former position or condition; replace; return, as a person or thing to a former place.
  • To recover or renew, as passages of an author defective or corrupted; emend.
  • In paleontology, to represent (an extinct animal) from its existing remains. See restoration, 8.
  • In musical notation, to bring (a degree or note) back to its original signification by canceling a chromatic sign which had affected it temporarily.
  • To store.
  • Synonyms . To recover.
  • 3 and To refund, repay.
  • To reinstate. Return, Restore. To return a thing to its former place; to restore it to its former condition; to return what has been borrowed; to restore what has been stolen; to be restored to health or prosperity.
  • n. Restoration; restitution.
  • To store again or anew: as, the goods were restored.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
  • v. return to life; get or give new life or energy
  • v. return to its original or usable and functioning condition
  • v. give or bring back
  • v. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
  • Verb Form
    restored    restores    restoring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    give back    refund    repay    return   
    Cross Reference
    return    renew    repair    replace    recall    reëstablish    in blood   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    return    renew    recover    cure    revive    replace    heal    reinstate    refund    repay   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boer    Bohr    C4    Dior    Dore    Flore    Fore    Gabor    Gore    Igor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts