verb
- Return to its original or usable and functioning condition.
- usage: "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
- synonyms: reconstruct
- Return to life; get or give new life or energy.
- usage: "The week at the spa restored me"
- synonyms: regenerate, rejuvenate
- Give or bring back.
- usage: "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
- synonyms: restitute
- Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.
- usage: "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
- Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position.
- usage: "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"
- synonyms: reinstate, reestablish
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