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re·store I. \rə̇ˈstō(ə)r, rēˈs-, -tȯ(ə)r, -tōə, -tȯ(ə)\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare to put back into an original state, renew, from re- + -staurare (from instaurare to renew, restore, perform) — more at store transitive verb 1. : to give back (as something lost or taken away) : make restitution of : return < restored the lost child to its parents > 2. : to put or bring back (as into existence or use) < restore harmony among foes > < restored a city-manager plan of government > 3. : to bring back to or put back into a former or original state : renew: as a. : rebuild, reconstruct b. (1) : to put back into or replace in a former state of favor or grace : deliver from the consequences of sin (2) : to reinstate in a former position or office c. : to bring back to a healthy state : cause to recover < and his hand was restored whole as the other — Mk 3:5 (Authorized Version) > d. : to make calm or tranquil in mind e. (1) : to bring back from a state of injury or decay or from a changed condition (as by repairing or retouching) : renovate < restore a painting > (2) : to repair and alter (a building) with the aim of putting back into the original form < restore a cathedral > f. : to form a picture or model of the original form of (as something lost or mutilated) : represent or reproduce in the original form < restore ancient ruins > g. : to place in a text as conjecturally the original reading 4. : to bring (as a person) back to some former state < restored the child to health > : put again in possession of something < restore the king to his throne > 5. a. obsolete : to make amends or compensation for b. Scots law : to give or make restitution to c. archaic : to make good the loss or damage due to d. : to put back into (a processed food) the original nutritive value by adding elements lost in processing or equivalents of such elements 6. a. : to put (itself) back into the original position or form < an elastic body automatically restores itself after deformation > b. : to bring (as steel damaged by overheating) back to normal condition c. : to put back into a former or proper position < restored the book to the shelf > intransitive verb 1. obsolete : recover, revive 2. : to restore a person or thing • - restore in blood II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French restor, from Old French, from restorer to restore obsolete : restoration |