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UK [rɪˈstɔː(r)] / US [rɪˈstɔr] verb [transitive]
Word forms "restore":
present tense I/you/we/they restore he/she/it restores present participle restoring past tense restored past participle restored
1) to cause a particular situation to exist again, especially a positive one

By Sunday, electricity had been restored.

restore order/peace/calm:

The lesson continued when order had been restored.

restore something to something:

Every effort was made to get peace restored to the area.

a) to start using something such as a law or custom again

New York became the 38th state to restore the death penalty.

b) to make someone have a particular feeling again

The government is trying to restore confidence in the country's economy.

c) to make it possible for someone to see, hear etc again

Doctors say there's a possibility that his sight can be restored.

2) to make someone or something start being in a particular situation again
restore something to something:

Within minutes we had restored the kitchen to its former tidiness.

I'm sure you'll soon be fully restored to health.

The President was restored to power after five years in exile.

3) to clean and repair something old and dirty or damaged so that it looks the same as it did originally

His uncle restores old furniture.

4) to give something that has been lost, taken, or stolen back to the person who it belongs to

Most of the agricultural land has been restored to its original owners.


English dictionary. 2014.

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