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
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- restore in blood
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French restor, from Old French, from restorer to restore
obsolete : restoration