restore

[ ri-stawr, -stohr ]
See synonyms for restore on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object),re·stored, re·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.

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

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

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

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

Origin of restore

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurāre;see re-, store

synonym study For restore

2. See renew.

Other words for restore

Other words from restore

  • 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
  • un·re·stor·a·ble, adjective
  • un·re·stored, adjective
  • well-re·stored, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use restore in a sentence

  • Ermington Church deserves a visit; it has been well restored.

  • The town has a fine Renaissance chateau, well restored in modern times, with good collections of furniture and pictures.

  • Then he left, only to visit and revisit me until I returned to the city, fairly well restored in nerves if not in health.

    Twelve Men | Theodore Dreiser
  • A portion of the 127 stalls has been so well restored that it is difficult to distinguish the old from the new.

    Cathedrals of Spain | John A. (John Allyne) Gade
  • Having left Elizabeth, whose recollection was now pretty well restored, with her maid, I went there also.

British Dictionary definitions for restore

restore

/ (rɪˈstɔː) /


verb(tr)
  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

  1. to return (something lost, stolen, etc) to its owner

  2. to reintroduce or re-enforce: to restore discipline

  3. to reconstruct (an extinct animal, former landscape, etc)

Origin of restore

1
C13: from Old French, from Latin rēstaurāre to rebuild, from re- + -staurāre, as in instaurāre to renew

Derived forms of restore

  • restorable, adjective
  • restorableness, noun
  • restorer, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012