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re⋅store

  [ri-stawr, -stohr]
–verb (used with object), -stored, -stor⋅ing.
1. to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
2. to bring back to a former, original, or normal condition, as a building, statue, or painting.
3. to bring back to a state of health, soundness, or vigor.
4. to put back to a former place, or to a former position, rank, etc.: to restore the king to his throne.
5. to give back; make return or restitution of (anything taken away or lost).
6. to reproduce or reconstruct (an ancient building, extinct animal, etc.) in the original state.
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Origin:
1250–1300; ME restoren < OF restorer < L restaurāre; see re-, store

Related forms:
re⋅stor⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅stor⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
re⋅stor⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. mend. See renew. 4. replace, reinstate. 6. rebuild.
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re·store   (rĭ-stôr', -stōr')   
tr.v.   re·stored, re·stor·ing, re·stores

  1. To bring back into existence or use; reestablish: restore law and order.

  2. To bring back to an original condition: restore a building. See Synonyms at revive.

  3. To put (someone) back in a former position: restore the emperor to the throne.

  4. To make restitution of; give back: restore the stolen funds.


[Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurāre; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
re·stor'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

restore 
1297, "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. As a period in Eng. theater, attested from 1898.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·store
Pronunciation: ri-'stO(&)r, -'sto(&)r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: re·stored;re·stor·ing
: to bring back to or put back into a former or original state restored with an inlay>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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