restore

re·store  (r-stôr, -str)

tr.v. re·stored, re·stor·ing, re·stores

1. To bring back into existence or use; reestablish: restore law and order.

2. To bring back to an original condition: restore a building. See Synonyms at revive.

3. To put (someone) back in a former position: restore the emperor to the throne.

4. To make restitution of; give back: restore the stolen funds.

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[Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurre; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·storer n.

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restore [rɪˈstɔː]

vb (tr)

1. to return (something, esp a work of art or building) to an original or former condition

2. to bring back to health, good spirits, etc.

3. to return (something lost, stolen, etc.) to its owner

4. to reintroduce or re-enforce to restore discipline

5. to reconstruct (an extinct animal, former landscape, etc.)

[from Old French, from Latin rēstaurāre to rebuild, from re- + -staurāre, as in instaurāre to renew]

restorable  adj

restorableness  n

restorer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	restore - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition" reconstruct decompress, uncompress - restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" rehabilitate - help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated" rehabilitate - restore to a state of good condition or operation defibrillate - stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks; "The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life" reinstate - restore to the previous state or rank
	2.	restore - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" regenerate, rejuvenate reincarnate, renew - cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market" resurrect, revive - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina" regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
	3.	restore - give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner" restitute give back, refund, repay, return - pay back; "Please refund me my money"
	4.	restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" tinker, fiddle - try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" patch, piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes" repoint, point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" trouble-shoot, troubleshoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting" patch up, patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" resole, sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" reheel, heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes" darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"
	5.	restore - bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" reestablish, reinstate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" redeem - restore the honor or worth of

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restore

verb

1. reinstate, re-establish, reintroduce, reimpose, re-enforce, reconstitute The army has been brought in to restore order.
reinstate abolish, repeal, rescind, abrogate

2. revive, build up, strengthen, bring back, refresh, rejuvenate, revitalize, revivify, reanimate We will restore her to health.
revive weaken, make worse

3. re-establish, replace, reinstate, give back, reinstall, retrocede Civil rights were restored in a matter of days.

4. repair, refurbish, renovate, reconstruct, fix (up), recover, renew, rebuild, mend, rehabilitate, touch up, recondition, retouch, set to rights They partly restored a local castle.
repair scrap, wreck, demolish

5. return, replace, recover, bring back, send back, hand back Their horses and goods were restored.

Translations

restore [rɪsˈtɔːʳ] VT

1. (= give back) [+ money, possession] → devolver, restituir(frm)
to restore sth to sb → devolver algo a algn, restituir algo a algn(frm)

2. (= re-establish, reinstate) [+ relations, links, order] → restablecer; [+ monarch, president, democracy] → restaurar; [+ confidence, strength] → devolver; [+ tax, law] → reimplantar, volver a implantar
order was soon restored → pronto se restableció el orden
to restore sb's sight → devolver la vista a algn
to restore sb's strength → devolver las fuerzas a algn
to restore sb to health/life → devolver la salud a algn/reanimar a algn
his supporters want to restore him to power → sus partidarios quieren conseguir que vuelva al poder
the investment needed to restore these depressed areas to life → la inversión que se necesita para reactivar estas zonas deprimidas

3. [+ building, painting, antique] → restaurar
to restore sth to its original state or condition → restituir or devolver algo a su estado original

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restore [rɪˈstɔː^r] vt

[+ building, monument] → restaurer; [+ painting, parchment] → restaurer

(= re-establish) [+ order, peace, relations, democracy, monarchy] → restaurer; [+ rights, tradition, custom] → restaurer; [+ faith, trust, self-confidence] → restaurer; [+ sight, hearing, health] → restaurer

(= bring back to previous condition) to restore sb to health → restaurer la santé de qn
to restore sb to power → ramener qn au pouvoir
to restore land to agricultural use → restaurer les terres agricoles

[+ stolen property] → restituer

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restore

vt

sth lost, borrowed, stolen (= give back) → zurückgeben; (= bring back) → zurückbringen; confidence, order, calm, peace → wiederherstellen; to restore somebody’s health, to restore somebody to health → jds Gesundheit wiederherstellen, jdn wiederherstellen; restored to health → wiederhergestellt; to restore freedom to somebody → jdm die Freiheit wiedergeben; to restore somebody to life → jdn ins Leben zurückrufen; to restore something to its former condition → etw wiederherstellen; the brandy restored my strength or me → der Weinbrand hat mich wiederhergestellt

(to former post) → wieder einsetzen (→ to in +acc); to restore somebody to the throne → jdn als König(in) wieder einsetzen; to restore to power → wieder an die Macht bringen

(= repair) building, painting, furniture, text → restaurieren

(= recover) (Comput) data, file, default etc → wiederherstellen

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restore [rɪˈstɔːʳ] vt

a. (repair, YYY, building) → restaurare

b. (give back, gen) → restituire; (introduce again, confidence, custom, law and order) → ripristinare
restored to health → ristabilito/a

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restore

v restore [rəˈstoː]

1 to repair (a building, a painting, a piece of furniture etc) so that it looks as it used to or ought to. herstel يُصَلِّح، يُجَدِّد، يُرَمِّم реконструирам restaurovat restaurere restaurieren αναστηλώνω, αναπαλαιώνω restaurar ennistama, taastama تعمیر کردن entisöidä restaurer לְשַחזֵר मरम्मत करना obnoviti, restaurirati helyreállít memperbaiki lagfæra, gera upp restaurare 復旧する 원상태로 되돌리다 restauruoti, atnaujinti restaurēt, atjaunot membetulkan restaureren restaurere odnowić restaurar a restaura, a resta­bili реставрировать reštaurovať obnoviti restaurirati renovera, restaurera ซ่อมแซม restore etmek, yenilemek 修復 відновлювати; реставрувати تجدید کرنا khôi phục 修复

2 to bring back to a normal or healthy state The patient was soon restored to health. herstel يُعيد، يَسْتَعيد صِحَّتَه възстановявам uzdravit restituere wiederherstellen αποκαθιστώ restablecer toibutama درمان کردن؛ ودباره سالم کردن palautua rétablir לְשַקֵם सामान्य स्थिति में लौटा देना ozdraviti, izliječiti meggyógyít memulihkan koma aftur til heilsu ristabilire 回復させる 회복시키다 atstatyti, sugrąžinti izārstēt; atdot veselību pulih herstellen helbrede, restituere przywrócić restabelecer a resta­bili восстанавливать uzdraviť ozdraviti oporaviti återge ฟื้นฟู yeniden sağlığına kavuşturmak 康復 відновлювати здоров'я اصلی حالت میں واپس لانا hồi phục 恢复（健康）

3 to bring or give back to restore law and order; The police restored the stolen cars to their owners. teruggee يُعيد، يُرْجِع връщам nastolit, vrátit genoprette; tilbagelevere wiederherstellen αποκαθιστώ, επιστρέφω, αποδίδω restablecer, devolver tagastama, taastama باز گرداندن palauttaa rétablir, rendre לְהַחזִיר बहाल करना uspostaviti, vratiti helyreállít, visszaad mengembalikan koma aftur á restituire; ripristinare もとに戻す 되돌려보내다 atstatyti, grąžinti atdot membawa kembali herstellen, teruggeven gjenopprette przywrócić, zwrócić restituir a restitui, a înapoia возвращать nastoliť, vrátiť vrniti vratiti återställa, återlämna ส่งคืน iade etmek, vermek 歸還 повертати назад واپس کرنا یا دینا trả lại 归还（原主）

4 to bring or put (a person) back to a position, rank etc he once had He was asked to resign but was later restored to his former job as manager. heraanstel يُعيد إلى العَمَل أو الوَظيفَه възстановявам znovu uvést genindsætte wiedereinsetzen επαναφέρω, αποκαθιστώ restablecer tagasi võtma, tagasi panema دوباره منسوب شدن palauttaa rétablir לְהַחֲזִיר לַתַפקִיד लौटाना vratiti položaj, vratiti na dužnost visszahelyez mengangkat kembali setja/skipa aftur rimettere, reintegrare 復職させる (원래의 지위에) 복귀시키다 sugrąžinti atjaunot darbā/amatā meletakkan kembali in ere herstellen gjeninnsette przywrócić reintegrar a repune în drepturi восстанавливать znova uviesť ponovno namestiti vratiti återupprätta, återge คืนตำแหน่ง eski görevine getirmek 復職，復位 повертати на колишнє місце بحال کرنا phục (chức) 恢复（原职）

n restoˈration [restə-]

The building was closed for restoration(s). restourasie تَرْميم، تَصْليح възстановяване rekonstrukce restaurering die Restaurierung αποκατάσταση, αναστήλωση, αναπαλαίωση restauración restaureerimine بازسازی؛ restaurointi restauration שִיפּוּץ जीर्णोद्धार obnova, restauriranje restaurálás perbaikan viðgerð restauro 復旧 복구 atstatymas, restauracija restaurācija; atjaunošana pembaik-pulihan restauratie restaurering odnowienie, odbudowa restauração restaurare реставрация rekonštrukcia obnova restauracija renovering, restaurering การฟื้นฟู restorasyon yenileme 修復 реставрація; реконструкція تجدید sự khôi phục 重建

n reˈstorer

a person or thing that restores a furniture-restorer. restoureerder خَبير بِتَجْديد او تَرْميم الأشْياء реставратор restauráror, -ka konservator; -konservator der/die Restaurator(in) επιδιορθωτής restaurador restaureerija تعمیر کننده entisöijä restaurateur/-trice מְשַׁפֵּץ बहाल करने वाला obnovitelj, restaurator restaurátor tukang reparasi maður sem gerir við/upp restauratore, restauratrice 修復する人 원상으로 되돌리는 것이나 그렇게 하는 사람 restauratorius restaurators pembaik-pulih restuarateur konservator, reparatør renowator, konserwator restaurador restaurator реставратор reštaurátor, -ka obnovitelj restaurator konservator, restaurator ผู้ช่วยฟื้นฟู yenileyen/restore eden kimse 修復者，用來修復的東西 реставратор بحال کرنے والا người khôi phục; vật được khôi phục 修补者，修补物

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restore → يَسْتَرد obnovit genskabe wiederherstellen αποκαθιστώ restablecer kunnostaa rétablir obnoviti restaurare 修復する 복원하다 herstellen gjenopprette przywrócić restaurar восстанавливать återställa ซ่อมแซมให้สู่สภาพเดิม restore etmek phục hồi lại 恢复