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restore

  • verb
  • re·store
  • rĭstôʹ

To reestablish, or bring back into existence.

Example

“to restore harmony among those who are at variance”

Other meanings

  1. To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.

  2. To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

Related words

  • misrestore
  • overrestore
  • rerestore
  • restorability
  • restorable
  • restoral
  • restorement
  • unrestore

Example sentences

  • “They worked together to restore order after the chaos.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "restauro" (rēstaurāre).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “restore” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.