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UK/ɹɪˈstɔː/US/ɹɪˈstoɹ//ɹɪˈsto(ː)ɹ//ɹɪˈstoə/

verb

To reestablish, or bring back into existence.

“to restore harmony among those who are at variance”

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fixremitamendcorrectfix upfurbishretrievemake whole
OriginMiddle English restoren ← Old French restorer ← Latin rēstaurāre →
CommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

verbrestore (third-person singular simple present restores, present participle restoring, simple past and past participle restored)

present singular third person restores · participle present restoring · participle past restored · past restored · first person past singular restored · archaic present second person singular restorest · past second person singular restored · archaic past second person singular restoredst · present singular third person restores · archaic present singular third person restoreth · past singular third person restored · past plural restored · past subjunctive restored · participle present restoring · participle past restored

  1. transitiveTo reestablish, or bring back into existence.

    to restore harmony among those who are at variance

    1 more example

    He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.

  2. transitiveTo bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.

    and his hand was restored whole as the other

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark iii:5
    1 more example

    our fortune restored after the severest afflictions

    1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

    Synonyms: fix, remit, amend, correct, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve

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

    Now therefore restore the man his wife.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis xx:7
    3 more examples

    Loss of Eden, till one greater man / Restore us, and regain the blissful seat.

    1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC

    The father banish;d virtue shall restore.

    1697, Virgil, “Tityrus and Meliboeus”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

    The plain appears like paradiſe reſtored, where the proud cypreſs and tall arreca ſeem walking by the margin of the paſſing ſtream.

    1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv

    Synonyms: give back, return, give back, reinstate, render, return, revest, surrender

  4. transitiveTo give in place of, or as restitution for.

    He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus xxii:1
  5. transitivecomputingTo recover (data, etc.) from a backup.

    There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.

  6. transitiveentertainmentTo bring (a note) back to its original signification.
  7. obsoleteTo make good; to make amends for.

    But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, / All losses are restored, and sorrows end.

    1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 30”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
nounrestore (plural restores)

plural restores

  1. computingThe act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

    We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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fixremitamendcorrectfixfix upfurbishretrievemake wholemendpatchput to rightsrectifyreconditionreformrefurbishremediateremedyrenewrenovate

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

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give backreturngive backreinstaterenderreturnrevestsurrender

More synonyms by meaning

verbreturn to its original or usable and functioning condition

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reconstruct
Broader
regeneraterenew

verbget or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate

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regeneraterejuvenate
Broader
regeneraterenew

verbgive or bring back

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restitute
Broader
refundreturnrepay

verbrestore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

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repairmendfixbusheldoctorfurbish uptouch on
Broader
betterimproveamend

verbbring back into original existence, use, function, or position

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reinstatereestablish
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
bushelcompensatedeconvertdoctordowngradefixfix upfurbish upmake wholemendreconstructreconvertreestablishreformregeneraterehabilitatereinstatereinstituterejuvenaterepairrestitutereturnrevertroll backtouch onunkill

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinrēstaurāre
  2. Old Frenchrestorer
  3. Middle Englishrestoren
  4. Englishrestore

From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀνορθόω, ἀποδίδωμι
  • ἀνορθόω (anorthóō)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi)to give back, or make restitution
Arabic اِسْتَعَادَ
  • اِسْتَعَادَ (istaʕāda)to bring back to a previous condition or state
Basque zaharberritu
  • zaharberrituto bring back to a previous condition or state
Bulgarian възвръщам, възвърна
  • възвръщам (văzvrăštam)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • възвърна (văzvărna)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • възстановявам (văzstanovjavam)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • възстановя (văzstanovja)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • реставрирам (restavriram)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • реставри́рам (restavríram)to bring back to a previous condition or state
  • реституи́рам (restituíram)to give back, or make restitution
Catalan restaurar
  • restaurarto bring back to a previous condition or state
Chinese Mandarin 恢復 /恢复, 修復 /修复
  • 恢復 /恢复 (huīfù)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • 修復 /修复 (xiūfù)to bring back to a previous condition or state
Czech opravovat, opravit
  • opravovatto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • opravitto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • obnovovatto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • obnovitto reestablish, or bring back into existence
Danish genoprette, genskabe
  • genopretteto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • genskabeto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • gendanneto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • genskabeto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • genopretteto bring back to a previous condition or state
Dutch restaureren, terugzetten
  • restaurerento bring back to a previous condition or state
  • terugzettento bring back to a previous condition or state
  • herstellento bring back to a previous condition or state
Esperanto restarigi, restaŭri
  • restarigito reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restaŭrito reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restaŭrito bring back to a previous condition or state
  • redonito give back, or make restitution
Estonian ennistama
  • ennistamato bring back to a previous condition or state
Finnish palauttaa, restauroida
  • palauttaato reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restauroidato bring back to a previous condition or state
  • palauttaato bring back to a previous condition or state
  • peruskorjatato bring back to a previous condition or state
  • entisöidäto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • palauttaato give back, or make restitution
French restaurer, rétablir
  • restaurerto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • rétablirto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • rétablirto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • rendreto give back, or make restitution
  • restituerto give back, or make restitution
German wiederherstellen, restaurieren
  • wiederherstellento reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restaurierento reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restaurierento bring back to a previous condition or state
Greek αποκαθιστώ, επαναφέρω
  • αποκαθιστώ (apokathistó)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • επαναφέρω (epanaféro)to bring back to a previous condition or state
  • επιστρέφω (epistréfo)to give back, or make restitution
Hebrew הֶחְזִיר
  • הֶחְזִיר (hekhzir)to bring back to a previous condition or state
Hindi बहाल करना
  • बहाल करना (bahāl karnā)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
Hungarian helyreállít, restaurál
  • helyreállítto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restaurálto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • helyreállítto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • restaurálto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • visszaadto give back, or make restitution
Italian ristabilire, restaurare
  • ristabilireto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restaurareto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • riportareto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • rimettereto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • riportareto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • rimettereto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • ristabilireto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • restituireto give back, or make restitution
  • ritornareto give back, or make restitution
  • dare indietroto give back, or make restitution
Japanese 立て直す, 再建する
  • 立て直す (tatenaosu)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • 再建する (saiken suru)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • 取り戻す (torimodosu)to bring back to a previous condition or state
  • 復旧させる (fukkyū saseru)to bring back to a previous condition or state
Korean 회복시키다, 재건하다
  • 회복시키다 (hoeboksikida)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • 재건하다 (jaegeonhada)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • 복구하다 (bokguhada)to bring back to a previous condition or state
Latin restaurō, restituō
  • restaurōto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restituōto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • referōto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • reddōto give back, or make restitution
Latvian restaurēt
  • restaurētto bring back to a previous condition or state
Lithuanian atstatyti
  • atstatytito reestablish, or bring back into existence
Māori whakahou, tāmata
  • whakahouto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • tāmatato reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • whakamātūtūto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • haumanuto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • tāmatato bring back to a previous condition or state
  • whakahaumanuto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • whakaaurakito give back, or make restitution
Polish przywracać, przywrócić
  • przywracaćto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • przywrócićto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • odnawiaćto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • odnowićto bring back to a previous condition or state
Portuguese restaurar, restaurar
  • restaurarto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restaurarto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • recuperarto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • restituirto give back, or make restitution
Romanian restaura
  • restaurato bring back to a previous condition or state
Russian восстана́вливать, восстанови́ть
  • восстана́вливать (vosstanávlivatʹ)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • восстанови́ть (vosstanovítʹ)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • реставри́ровать (restavrírovatʹ)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • восстана́вливать (vosstanávlivatʹ)to bring back to a previous condition or state
  • восстанови́ть (vosstanovítʹ)to bring back to a previous condition or state
Slovak obnovovať, obnoviť
  • obnovovaťto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • obnoviťto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • obnovovaťto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • obnoviťto bring back to a previous condition or state
Spanish restablecer, restaurar
  • restablecerto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • restaurarto bring back to a previous condition or state
Swedish återställa, återställ
  • återställato reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • återställto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • återställto give back, or make restitution
Turkish onarmak, tamir etmek
  • onarmakto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • tamir etmekto bring back to a previous condition or state
Ukrainian відно́влювати, відновля́ти
  • відно́влювати (vidnóvljuvaty)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • відновля́ти (vidnovljáty)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • віднови́ти (vidnovýty)to reestablish, or bring back into existence
Vietnamese khôi phục, phục hồi
  • khôi phụcto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • phục hồito bring back to a previous condition or state
Welsh adfer, adfer
  • adferto reestablish, or bring back into existence
  • adferto bring back to a previous condition or state
  • edfrydto give back, or make restitution
  • adferto give back, or make restitution

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with restore

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Anagrams

retrosetresero
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