re'storable

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restore (rɪˈstɔː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
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)
 
[C13: from Old French, from Latin rēstaurāre to rebuild, from re- + -staurāre, as in instaurāre to renew]
 
re'storable
 
adj
 
re'storableness
 
n
 
re'storer
 
n

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