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[ri-stawr, -stohr]

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verb (used with object), -stored, -stor·ing.

to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.

to bring back to a former, original, or normal condition, as a building, statue, or painting.

to bring back to a state of health, soundness, or vigor.

to put back to a former place, or to a former position, rank, etc.: to restore the king to his throne.

to give back; make return or restitution of (anything taken away or lost).

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to reproduce or reconstruct (an ancient building, extinct animal, etc.) in the original state.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English restoren < Old French restorer < Latin restaurāre; see re-, store

Related forms

re·stor·a·ble, adjective

re·stor·a·ble·ness, noun

re·stor·er, noun

qua·si-re·stored, adjective

self-re·stor·ing, adjective

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un·re·stor·a·ble, adjective

un·re·stored, adjective

well-re·stored, adjective

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Synonyms
2. mend. See renew. 4. replace, reinstate. 6. rebuild.

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To put it simply: tax the rich, end the wars and restore honest and effective government for all.

His reputation depends not on how a vehicle arrives in his garage but on what he does to restore it to working condition.

On the contrary, his goal has been to restore both firms to health and then get out as quickly as possible.

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To put it simply: tax the rich, end the wars and restore honest and effective government for all.

His reputation depends not on how a vehicle arrives in his garage but on what he does to restore it to working condition.

On the contrary, his goal has been to restore both firms to health and then get out as quickly as possible.

Finally, they will generate a list of ways in which human beings can help restore and protect coral reefs.

New exhibit shows how technology helps to study and restore artwork.

We need to restore nature to be healthy, not bring more chemicals.

New walnut veneers restore period charm to the original kitchen cabinets.

The company can't say to what extent it will be able to restore any of its users' data.

Caulkins spread the seed across the fields he wanted to restore to prairie, then he let the fields grow up.

Plus it would restore a measure of balance to the government.

The effort marks a nationwide move to restore the country's lost woodland.

The right investments could help restore the nation's economic strength and environmental sustainability.

The designation would likely help protect the towers and raise money to restore them.

The right combination of yin and yang is believed to restore natural balance to the body.

Users then have secure backups of their hard drives at off-site locations, which they can access to restore lost files.

The power company said that it would take up to a month to restore electricity throughout the island.

In addition, instruct students to research measures that have been mobilized to restore the health of the bay.

What spoils quantum entanglement can also restore it.

The two subspecies used to intermingle, so transferring a few females would restore some of the natural gene flow.

Like the remaining foliage, they'll help restore energy to the bulb.

They had taken down all databases and were not going to restore them until they had removed all free-lance articles.

America says it is willing to talk to individual non-Hamas members of the government, but not to restore aid.

But scientists are working to restore the reefs using special material called oysterkrete.

At best, though, the treatment would spare vision but not restore sight that has already been lost.

The battles to restore his wife's good name are remarkable.

Kudos to this organization and to all who lend a willing hand and heart to rescue and restore our natural world.

With the ideal vaccine, a physician could restore a woman's or a.

So if the two men were aiming to restore confidence, they failed dismally.

But the report highlights a nationwide problem in attempting to create or restore wetlands.

Biologists and conservationists aim to restore habitat while brokering a peace between people and predators.

There should be a law against people buying old houses unless they plan to restore them.

The terms of the agreement stipulate that students must clean up the campus and restore it to its previous state.

Now plans are under way to restore its reign with the largest tiger sanctuary in the world.

Friday is the earliest date which they can restore the power.

For me, a media-free two weeks helped me restore my sanity.

Singing therapy is often used to restore fluency to sufferers of speech disorders due to stroke.

The global rescue packages have yet to restore liquidity.

But in one comment you want the government to buy land a restore it to wetlands.

They had a copy too, and were seeking funds to restore it.

If bacteria are not beneficial for your health, as many bacteria are, they should die in order to restore your health.

Scientists have forged a promising avenue in the quest to restore mobility to patients paralyzed by disease or injury.

No-till production of corn and wheat will eventually restore the organic matter to native levels.

In an attempt to restore the oaks, researchers are experimenting with prescribed burning.

America's financial regulators had already taken some steps to restore order to the markets.

They will be doing the work to restore this wonderful place”.

Mickey wanders through a land of forgotten cartoon characters, helping to restore the world using magic paint and thinner.

The main policy aims are to restore liquidity to the banks and promote small enterprises.

Hundreds of thousands of gallons per second began flooding the canyon from a dam as officials aimed to restore degraded.

Computer programs that can sort images by color, detail and texture could help restore medieval frescoes ruined in an earthquake.

To back up and restore the files, follow these steps.

Some banks may have to raise fresh capital to restore capital adequacy ratios.

Doctors could flip a genetic switch to restore fetal hemoglobin production to temper effects of this blood disorder.

Now, instead of toting a clawed-out piece of hardware, you can apply some elbow grease and restore it to near perfection.

The declaration of sharia law was presented as an attempt to restore morality and integrity in a corrupt land.

Restore these art materials to tempting, colorful and useful condition.

Direct stimulation of the arousal centers in patients may restore awareness.

The town is now trying to restore the storied but struggling waterway.

We apologize for this inconvenience and are working to restore your service as quickly as possible.

Brewer said he was not sure when, or if, the university would restore rush activities.

To restore confidence, hedge funds have tried to shed their reputation for being fly-by-night operations.

Sure, it's politics--but it could restore confidence in the scientific process.

The nation's political and military leaders badly needed a gaudy victory to restore public morale and their own.

To restore rationality, forget the twitches of the market.

It was unclear whether this would help restore calm.

Archaeologists and historians routinely debate whether to restore ruins for the benefit of visitors.

In an attempt to restore such vision loss, researchers for.

Many more are flown by collectors who lovingly restore them and show them off at air shows.

Your goal is to restore rapport without minimizing whatever they did or said to bring about your outburst.

Help us restore the power to the people and rid the big banks of their power over us and politicians.

Green, natural settings help to restore our focus and replenish our cognitive capacity.

PeruRail, the operator, hopes to restore normal service next month.

Throughout history, people have sought magical ways to restore their youth.

The videos are part of a larger project to restore more video of the moonwalk.

There are some neat shops and a couple of really good restaurants in a downtown that they are trying to restore.

They say that tinkering with natural selection using selective breeding could restore the extinct species.

They are a first step in the king's professed plan to restore democracy, to be followed by national elections next year.

Although some experts recommend exercise to restore a sense of well-being.

To restore to a new phone, you use the same application.

Over the years, the university has tried to restore the building, although it has repurposed the rooms.

Until this week the politicians trying to tackle the credit crunch had done little to restore this essential ingredient.

Restore rivers around the world as an elite volunteer.

Electronic implants in the inner ear may one day restore clear vision and equilibrium in.

Many who attempted to do so reported bricking their iPhones, requiring a software restore to revive them.

Governments and cultural organizations sponsor students to come to their countries to restore their art and excavate history.

But by itself, it will not be sufficient to restore the markets' confidence in her government.

Learn how humans are working to protect and restore our planet.

Now they are sworn to restore the true faith and its central.

Discover how to save water, what's being done to restore rivers, and all about freshwater mammals.

Fiscal stimulus can prevent collapse, but not restore prosperity.

Conservationists hope the designation will help improve and restore critical panda habitat.

They do not restore home equity sufficiently to avoid defaults, foreclosures and lack of spending.

In an attempt to restore balance, to equalize the charge separation, lightning flashes rip through the clouds.

Efforts to restore wolves to the wild are succeeding, though.

The researchers' previous work in rats showed that anti-inflammatory drugs helped to restore some neurogenesis.

Efforts are now being made to restore these once-tainted rivers:.

In the face of contradictory paths, our minds attempt to restore internal peace.

Drawing all that attention to her faded gem of a movie palace attracted more funding to restore it.

In a few years a simple line of rocks can restore an entire field.

Japan has worked tirelessly to restore the whale hunt.

Miller wanted to see if she could restore the dogs' executive powers by refueling their brains.

Their approach used native plants, which also boosted a sitewide initiative to restore the facility's native wildlife habitat.

Control human populations and allow other species to restore balance.

Recovery plans lay out specific steps that need to be carried out to restore species to health.

Learn about each of the partners in this collaborative effort to restore the ocean's health and productivity.

If experiences can cause this abnormal brain pattern, it is likely that remedial experiences will restore a more normal pattern.

Researchers think that sleep arose to allow organisms to conserve and restore their energy.

It is disgraceful that mining companies are not made to restore land into a fit condition after abandonning workings.

Both substances appear to help restore the brain's disrupted chemistry.

Knock out an enzyme which is required for normal function and then restore its activity.

New studies promise to restore their lost, healthy genes.

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World English Dictionary

restore (rɪˈstɔː)

—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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Word Origin & History

restore

c.1300, "to give back," also, "to build up again, repair," from O.Fr. restorer, from L. restaurare "repair, rebuild, renew," from re- "back, again" + -staurare, as in instaurare "restore." The Restoration in Eng. history was the re-establishment of the monarchy with the return of Charles II in 1660.

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As a period in Eng. theater, attested from 1898.

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