restore
verb
re·store ri-ˈstȯr 
restored; restoring
transitive verb
1
: give back, return
2
: to put or bring back into existence or use
3
: to bring back to or put back into a former or original state : renew
4
: to put again in possession of something
restorer noun
Synonyms
- freshen
- recharge
- recreate
- refresh
- refreshen
- regenerate
- rejuvenate
- renew
- repair
- resuscitate
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
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Example Sentences
The police restored law and order. The government needs to restore confidence in the economy. an antique car that is being carefully restored
Recent Examples on the Web Ted Danson takes on hosting duties on Sept. 13 at the Oceana Gala in New York City, which raised $1.6 million to protect and restore oceans. 
People Staff, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022 Seemingly every politician since the nineteen-seventies has promised to bring back manufacturing to the region, or at least stop the bleed, and restore some period of glory. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2022 Conservationists have launched initiatives to restore palm groves and improve the use of available water, Driouech said. Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Cancer researchers, for example, have developed drugs that can calm berserk microglia in mice and restore their cognitive abilities; some are being tested in early clinical trials. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 Elvis Chan, FBI San Francisco Division Assistant Special Agent in Charge, said in three out of four cases, the hackers don’t restore all access and records and continue to make more payment demands. John Woolfolk Bay Area News Group (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2022 Benioff’s project to plant, conserve or restore one trillion trees, and Mr. McCarthy’s efforts to preserve the giant Sequoias in Southern California. Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 And in struggling areas where industry no longer drives the economy, people were looking for a way to restore and revitalize their towns and cities. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Officials continued to scramble Tuesday to restore water service in parts of a northwest Georgia county after flash flooding Sunday submerged pumps and flooded buildings. Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
People Staff, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022 Seemingly every politician since the nineteen-seventies has promised to bring back manufacturing to the region, or at least stop the bleed, and restore some period of glory. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2022 Conservationists have launched initiatives to restore palm groves and improve the use of available water, Driouech said. Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Cancer researchers, for example, have developed drugs that can calm berserk microglia in mice and restore their cognitive abilities; some are being tested in early clinical trials. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 Elvis Chan, FBI San Francisco Division Assistant Special Agent in Charge, said in three out of four cases, the hackers don’t restore all access and records and continue to make more payment demands. John Woolfolk Bay Area News Group (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2022 Benioff’s project to plant, conserve or restore one trillion trees, and Mr. McCarthy’s efforts to preserve the giant Sequoias in Southern California. Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 And in struggling areas where industry no longer drives the economy, people were looking for a way to restore and revitalize their towns and cities. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Officials continued to scramble Tuesday to restore water service in parts of a northwest Georgia county after flash flooding Sunday submerged pumps and flooded buildings. Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French restorer, from Latin restaurare to renew, rebuild, alteration of instaurare to renew
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
restore
verb
re·store ri-ˈstȯr
restored; restoring
1
: to put or bring back to an earlier or original state
2
: to put back into use or service
Power has been restored.
3
: to give back
Police restored the stolen car to its owner.
Medical Definition
restore
transitive verb
re·store ri-ˈstō(ə)r, -ˈstȯ(ə)r
restored; restoring
: to bring back to or put back into a former or original state
a tooth restored with an inlay
restoring
verb
1
as in reviving
to bring back to a former condition or vigor restore an old car Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- reviving
- recreating
- repairing
- renovating
- refreshing
- renewing
- replenishing
- regenerating
- revitalizing
- redeveloping
- resuscitating
- rejuvenating
- refurbishing
- overhauling
- freshening
- revivifying
- recharging
- redesigning
- rehabilitating
- reclaiming
- remodeling
- reconstituting
- remaking
- reconditioning
- updating
- refreshening
- modernizing
- refilling
- reengineering
- redoing
- rehabbing
- resupplying
- making over
2
as in returning
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place restored the trophy to its proper place at the center of the shelf Synonyms & Similar Words
- returning
- replacing
- reconveying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- taking
- removing