Definitions of restore [ɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr]

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Definition of 'restore'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) restore
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
to restore order.

2.  restore
to bring back to a former, more desirable condition:
to restore a painting.

3.  restore
to bring back to a state of health, soundness, or vigor.

4.  restore
to put back; return, as to a former place, position, or rank:
to restore books to a shelf; to restore a monarch to a throne.

5.  restore
to give back; make return or restitution of (anything taken away or lost).

6.  restore
to reproduce or reconstruct (an ancient building, extinct animal, etc.) in the original state.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF restorer < L restaurāre; see re -, store)

Definition of 'restore'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) restore, reconstruct
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
"restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

2. (verb) regenerate, restore, rejuvenate
return to life; get or give new life or energy
"The week at the spa restored me"

3. (verb) restore, restitute
give or bring back
"Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

4. (verb) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

5. (verb) restore, reinstate, reestablish
bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
"restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"

Definition of 'restore'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) restore
to bring a feeling or condition back
He's restored my faith in the human race.; Her new relationship has restored her health.

2. restore
to make sb or sth return to its original state or condition
The vacation restored us.

3. restore
to clean and fix an object to return it to good condition
to restore paintings/furniture

Definition of 'restore'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) restore
restoration

2. (verb) restore
to bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover

3. (verb) restore
to give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace

4. (verb) restore
to renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance

5. (verb) restore
to give in place of, or as satisfaction for

6. (verb) restore
to make good; to make amends for

7. (verb) restore
to bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc

8. (verb) restore
to form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like

Translation of 'restore'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to repair (a building, a painting, a piece of furniture etc) so that it looks as it used to or ought to.
Afrikaans: herstel	Arabic: يُصَلِّح، يُجَدِّد، يُرَم	Bulgarian: реконструирам
Brazilian: restaurar	Czech: restaurovat	German: restaurieren
Danish: restaurere	Greek: αναστηλώνω, αναπαλαιώνω	Spanish: restaurar
Estonian: ennistama, taastama	Farsi: تعمیر کردن	Finnish: entisöidä
French: restaurer	Hebrew: לְשַחזֵר	Hindi: मरम्मत करना
Croatian: obnoviti, restaurirati	Hungarian: helyreállít	Indonesian: memperbaiki
Icelandic: lagfæra, gera upp	Italian: restaurare	Japanese: 復旧する
Korean: 원상태로 되돌리다	Lithuanian: restauruoti, atnaujinti	Latvian: restaurēt, atjaunot
Malay: membetulkan	Dutch: restaureren	Norwegian: restaurere
Polish: odnowić	Persian: تعمیر کردن	Pashto: ستنول، په څټ كول، ګرځول ب
Portuguese: restaurar	Romanian: a restaura, a restabili	Russian: реставрировать
Slovak: reštaurovať	Slovenian: obnoviti	Serbian: restaurirati
Swedish: renovera, restaurera	Thai: ซ่อมแซม	Turkish: restore etmek, yenilemek
Taiwanese: 修復	Ukrainian: відновлювати; реставруват	Urdu: تجدید کرنا
Vietnamese: khôi phục	Chinese: 修复
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