restore

restore
    v 1: return to its original or usable and functioning condition;
         "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
         [syn: {restore}, {reconstruct}]
    2: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at
       the spa restored me" [syn: {regenerate}, {restore},
       {rejuvenate}]
    3: give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its
       rightful owner" [syn: {restore}, {restitute}]
    4: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn
       or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes
       please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor},
       {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}, {bust}]
    5: bring back into original existence, use, function, or
       position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the
       region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: {restore},
       {reinstate}, {reestablish}]
    

Re-store \Re-store"\ (r?*st?r"), v. t. [Pref. re- + store.]
   To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored.
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Restore \Re*store"\ (r?*st?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restored}
   (r?-st?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Restoring}.] [OE. restoren, OF.
   restorer, F. restaurer, fr. L. restaurare; pref. re- re- + an
   unused word; cf. Gr. ???? an upright pale or stake, Skr.
   sth?vara fixed, firm. Cf. {Restaurant}, {Store}.]
   To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state
   of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to
   recover. "To restore and to build Jerusalem." --Dan. ix. 25.
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         Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions.
                                                  --Prior.
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         And his hand was restored whole as the other. --Mark
                                                  iii. 5.
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   2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or
      taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace.
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            Now therefore restore the man his wife. --Gen. xx.
                                                  7.
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            Loss of Eden, till one greater man
            Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. --Milton.
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            The father banished virtue shall restore. --Dryden.
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   3. To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among
      those who are variance.
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   4. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.
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            He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep
            for a sheep.                          --Ex. xxii. 1.
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   5. To make good; to make amends for.
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            But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
            All losses are restored, and sorrows end. --Shak.
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   6. (Fine Arts)
      (a) To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from
          a changed condition; as, to restore a painting,
          statue, etc.
      (b) To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or
          mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or
          the like.
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   Syn: To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; rebuild;
        reestablish; renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; cure.
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Restore \Re*store"\, n.
   Restoration. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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153 Moby Thesaurus words for "restore":
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      bear a hand, befriend, benefit, better, bring back, clear, comfort,
      copy, correct, cry sour grapes, cure, destigmatize, do good,
      do justice to, do over, doctor, duplicate, ease, enrich, exculpate,
      explain, extradite, favor, fix, fix up, fortify, get back,
      give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give back, give help, heal,
      help, improve, justify, lend a hand, lend one aid, make over,
      make restitution, mend, modernize, place in, proffer aid, protect,
      purge, put back, rally, ransom, rationalize, re-create, re-form,
      reactivate, rebuild, recall, recapture, reclaim, recommit,
      recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, reconvert, recoup, recover,
      recruit, rectify, recuperate, redeem, redesign, redo, reenact,
      reestablish, refashion, refill, reform, refound, refresh,
      refurbish, regain, regenerate, rehabilitate, reimburse, reinstall,
      reinstate, reinstitute, reintegrate, reinvest, reinvigorate,
      reissue, rejuvenate, rekindle, relieve, remake, remand, remedy,
      remit, render assistance, renew, renovate, reoccupy, reorganize,
      repair, repatriate, repay, repeat, replace, replenish, replevin,
      replevy, repossess, reprint, reproduce, rescue, reshape, restitute,
      restructure, resume, resurrect, resuscitate, retake, retouch,
      retrieve, return, revest, revindicate, revise, revitalize, revive,
      revivify, right, rouse, save, send back, set up, stimulate, stir,
      strengthen, succor, take back, take in tow, touch up, update,
      vindicate, warrant, win back