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store
Third Person
restores
Present Participle
restoring
Past Tense
restored
Past Participle
restored
1
to repair a work of art, building, etc. so that it is in a good condition again
transitive
- The museum hired experts to restore the ancient painting to its original beauty.
- They restored the historic building to its former grandeur, preserving its architectural details.
- The craftsmen carefully restored the antique furniture, removing scratches and restoring the wood's luster.
- After the fire, they worked tirelessly to restore the damaged house to its former glory.
- The team worked for months to restore the old cathedral’s damaged windows.
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2
to bring something back into existence or operation, especially after a period of inactivity or decline
transitive
- The firefighters worked tirelessly to restore electricity to the neighborhood after the blackout.
- The new manager's goal is to restore morale and productivity in the struggling department.
- The government's initiative aims to restore confidence in the economy through strategic investments.
- Conservationists are working hard to restore the population of endangered species in the wild.
- The doctor's efforts to restore the patient's health were successful after a long period of treatment.
Synonyms:
3
to give back something stolen, taken away, or lost to its original owner or recipient
transitive
- The museum agreed to restore the looted artifacts to their country of origin.
- After years of legal battles, the family finally had their land restored to them.
- The thief expressed remorse and restored the stolen jewelry to its owner.
- The library promised to restore the rare manuscript to its rightful place.
- A court ruling required the company to restore ownership of the patents to the inventor.
Synonyms:
4
to return something to its previous or original condition
transitive
- The organization is dedicated to restoring damaged ecosystems to their natural states.
- After years of exile, the leader was finally restored to power.
- With therapy, he was restored to full health after the accident.
- The repairs restored the car to its former functionality.
- Efforts were made to restore displaced families to their original communities.
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5
to return a technological system or data to its previous state or condition, often from a backup
transitive
- The software allows users to restore deleted files with just a few clicks.
- She managed to restore the old operating system after the update caused issues.
- They used a recovery tool to restore the accidentally formatted hard drive.
- The cloud service restored all lost emails within minutes of the outage.
- Restoring the website to its pre-hack state required a thorough security check.