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1. Return to its original or usable and functioning condition
   "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
   - reconstruct
    
2. Return to life; get or give new life or energy
   "The week at the spa restored me"
   - regenerate, rejuvenate
    
3. Give or bring back
   "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
   - restitute
    
4. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   - repair, mend, fix, bushel [US], doctor, furbish up, touch on
    
5. Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
   "restore law and order"; "restore the emperor to the throne"
   - reinstate, reestablish

Derived forms: restores, restoring, restored

See also: restoration, restorative, restorer

Type of: alter, ameliorate, amend, better, change, give back, improve, meliorate, modify, refund, regenerate, renew, repay, return

Encyclopedia: Restore