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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-stawr, -stohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr |
Definition of restore
Origin :- c.1300, "to give back," also, "to build up again, repair," from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare "repair, rebuild, renew," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + -staurare, as in instaurare "restore," from PIE *stau-ro-, from root *sta- "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet). Related: Restored; restoring.
- verb fix, make new
- verb give back
- After this, nothing could restore the courtesy he had previously assumed.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Things as trifling as the turning of a shell may restore you to your rights.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- You pull down, you despoil; but they build up, they restore.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Restore to the real owner whatever has been dishonestly gotten.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- You said, 'It grieved you that I was poor; that you could not restore to me the luxury and wealth I had lost.'
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Restore him to those feelings thou art all in all with his highness!
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- As it pleased Heaven in its mercy to restore him so soon, I should have great hope.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- His first step was to restore discipline in the Chapter, which had all gone to wreck.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- He rubbed his arms and legs to restore the circulation, and started to leave the building.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
Synonyms for restore
- bring back
- build up
- cure
- hand back
- heal
- improve
- make healthy
- make restitution
- mend
- modernize
- put back
- reanimate
- rebuild
- recall
- recondition
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- recover
- redeem
- reerect
- reestablish
- refresh
- refurbish
- rehabilitate
- reimpose
- reinforce
- reinstate
- reintroduce
- rejuvenate
- renew
- renovate
- repair
- replace
- rescue
- retouch
- return
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
- send back
- set to rights
- strengthen
- touch up
- update
- win back
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