Definition of restore in English:

restore

verb rɪˈstɔːrəˈstɔr

[with object]

1Bring back or re-establish (a previous right, practice, or situation)
the government restored confidence in the housing market
order was eventually restored by riot police
Example sentencesExamples
- But while legislators can strengthen the system, Weill added, CEOs may play an even greater role in restoring the public's faith.
- Now that the mobility of capital had been restored, European governments had to choose between fixed rates and independent policies.
- When society is inverted and destabilized, one cannot be certain that order will be restored.
- Confidence in business will be restored only when more realistic long-term objectives are applied.
- In response Thieme said wheels have been set in motion to restore the situation.
- Rather than take chances, Orléans struck a deal with leading parlementaires by promising to restore their right of remonstrance before the registration of laws in return for annulling the will.
- Once again it seemed as if Fenwick had restored peace by holding to a strong position.
- That form which we have substituted restores the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom of opinion.
- The Second Continental Congress long insisted that it was fighting only to restore English rights to the settlers under the traditional government of the empire.
- Nicholas then decided to return to Petrograd to restore law and order.
- In order to facilitate subsistence economy, fishing and hunting rights were restored to the Inuit in 1980.
- Stepping into the clearing, Erik seemed to grow stronger again, as though his confidence and courage had been restored like never before.
- Her confidence restored, she was now certain of what she has chosen.
- The Confederate hero who dreams of redeeming the New South by restoring the antebellum social order ironically proves a tormentor to his wife and thus fails in his assigned role as protector of the southern flower.
- A sense of ordered calm and beauty has been restored to the room staff refer to as No.1: this is no longer a space to pass rapidly through.
- The economy is back to normal pre-war levels, and civil order has been restored.
- Confidence must be restored in the movement so that it continues to serve the saving and borrowing needs of its 2.7 million members.
- By 1789 the confidence and prosperity of the country had been restored after the humiliation of the loss of the American colonies.
- Developers are taking two approaches to restoring their rights.
- With her confidence restored, Ling Yi plunged wholeheartedly into her work.
Synonyms
reinstate, put back, replace, bring back, reinstitute, reimpose, reinstall, rehabilitate, re-establish, return to a former position/state
1. 1.1 Return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position.
  the effort to restore him to office isn't working
  Example sentencesExamples
  By the time he died, the English ruling class was ready to do almost anything to restore the monarchy, and Charles II returned to England in 1660.
  In 1714 his attendance at the council on Anne's death strengthened the Hanoverian position, and he was restored to the mastership.
  Efforts are under way to introduce prescribed fires to restore pre-European savanna conditions.
  We need to start restoring damaged habitat to bring back naturally functioning ecosystems.
  He removes the boots and restores them to their original condition.
  Community leaders and foresters are creating a workforce that can restore the land to a healthier condition.
  That is why I have returned to restore my clan to its glorious position that it once knew.
  He was then able to pay out a special dividend to shareholders and restore his own position, both in terms of his personal finances and his reputation.
  If a problem occurs that requires a recovery operation, the system can be restored to a previous snapshot.
  Some data from the Science Faculty was corrupted and had to be restored from backups.
  He spends two minutes altering the wiring of the panel, then restores the keypad to its original position.
  Along with the Glen Canyon Institute, the Club wants to decommission Glen Canyon Dam and drain the Lake Powell reservoir, eventually restoring 180 miles of river upstream.
  The need to restore royal authority, to return the realm to its condition in his grandfather's reign, was one of the main forces behind Henry II's reforms.
  Everything would change dramatically, however, by the spring of 1660, when the monarchy was restored and the royal family returned to power.
  Your computer will then be restored to that previously working state and you are good to go.
  Curator Barbara Bullock and her team of volunteers restored the beauty and value of the estimated 15,000 azaleas spilling down the hillside.
  Eventually they were reconciled and Odysseus was restored as the leader of Ithaca.
  I lifted my hand to close the medicine cabinet, restoring the cabinet door to its former position as the mirror.
  It restores him to his legitimate position as one of the leaders of the English school.
  He returned to teach at Cambridge when his fellowship was restored in 1945.
2. 1.2 Repair or renovate (a building, work of art, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition.
  the building has been lovingly restored
  Example sentencesExamples
  An Taisce did not propose that the building be restored as a cinema, but believed it should continue to be a showroom or a restaurant.
  The whole ranch was fairly old, but all of the originally buildings had been restored before the camp was opened.
  There are original polished timber floorboards, and the window shutters have been restored and are in perfect working order.
  British 1940s Technicolor films offer an abundance of visual pleasures, especially when lovingly restored by the National Film Archive.
  These elements, along with the reception desk and bench seats were important in helping to restore the building's architectural character.
  The basement area has been partly restored and renovated but is not in a usable state at present.
  Buildings have been restored, the local infrastructure improved, and special art and history exhibitions organized.
  Paramount has done the impossible and has restored this practically unknown cartoon to brilliant condition.
  The two-storey Edwardian property has been sensitively restored and redecorated and is in excellent condition throughout.
  A faceted fibreglass canopy shades the roof deck of the garage, and the owners are working to restore the house that Goff remodelled for them just before his death.
  This residence has been restored and refurbished with style and flair, creating a city home ready to move into.
  There, new tyres are put on the vehicles, all scratches and dents are removed and the vehicles are restored to a condition as near to new as possible, according to van der Lith.
  Its historic buildings have been largely restored, and trendy cafes, restaurants and boutiques are flourishing.
  We had opted not to pave the main street, and restored all of the traditional false fronts of the buildings in the 1970's.
  The architects renovated the entire exterior and tried to restore the building's initial appearance.
  The original floorboards are in a good state of repair and could easily be restored to their former glory with a coat of varnish.
  Since then, many ruins have been cleared and some of the prettiest classical buildings restored.
  The house has also been restored and upgraded, with the vendor's choice of neutral interiors blending in well with the various period features of the home.
  This was an old mill house and coaching inn which was restored in 1987 and now operates as a hotel and restaurant.
  Manda could see the building had been restored numerous times to make it looked authentic.
  Synonyms
  repair, fix, mend, refurbish, recondition, rehabilitate, rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, redecorate, revamp, make over, overhaul
  put back into its original condition
  redevelop, renovate, modernize, update, bring up to date
  upgrade, gentrify
  refit, re-equip, refurnish
  North American bring up to code
  informal do up, fix up, give a facelift to
  North American informal rehab
3. 1.3 Give (something stolen, taken away, or lost) back to the original owner or recipient.
  the government will restore land to those who lost it through confiscation
  Example sentencesExamples
  While some paintings may be restored to their owners, others are damaged or never found.
  There, in a valley, are collected all the things that are lost on earth, lost kingdoms, lost reputations, lost time, and in the heap he finds the lost wits of Orlando, which he restores to the crazy hero.
  Even if a credit repair outfit manages to get data temporarily removed from your report, it will eventually be restored, Hendricks says.
  Sharp regarded it as a lost heritage which could and should be restored to the nation at large, beginning with schoolchildren.
  Data Availability becomes an issue when it takes hours to restore a lost/deleted file from an on-site backup tape.
  Today we tend to think of transfusion as a kind of mechanical replacement, quickly restoring lost fluid to a system that would, given time, be able to repair itself.
  Ideally, the effects of the illegitimate acquisition should be rectified, and the resources restored to their rightful owner.
  In 1052 Godwin's family engineered a successful return, forcing the king to restore their land and titles.
  These discoveries, taken together, throw important new light on Cobbold's music for voices and viols, and enable an attempt at restoring the hypothetical lost consort anthem to be made.
  Only then can a previous file-by-file backup tape be read to recover lost files and/or restore the Registry of the failed machine.
  Business managers want their data restored and their applications recovered more quickly than ever.
  Finally, the system's specific software was restored from the tape backup.
  Most backup programs only let you restore Exchange data to the same or a duplicate server from which it was backed up.
  Most of his profits were gained by restoring to their owners the goods stolen by his own minions.
  As fiscal pressures increased, certain magistrates in the 1760s began to call for lost estates to be restored.
  Synonyms
  return, give back, hand back, take back, remit

Derivatives

restorable

adjective rɪˈstɔːrəb(ə)lrəˈstɔrəb(ə)l

Our reputation has suffered mainly through management incompetence and our competitors have put the boot in but the balance sheet is restorable.
Example sentencesExamples
- But increasingly scientists are also saying that, like cars, our bodies may be restorable.
- This interpretation is substantiated by the preservation of the associated pottery, which included pieces from restorable vessels distributed throughout the deposit.
- Our cottage had its very own Tudor Basket Fireplace (Similar to an Ingelnook but much rarer) in a restorable condition.
- In some urban cases, property itself is not restorable, as it has been subsumed in commercial zones and shopping centres or, as in District Six, Cape Town, is partly under the large site of the Cape Technikon.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare 'rebuild, restore'.

This is from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare ‘rebuild, restore’. This can also mean ‘to provide food for’ from its restorative effects, which is the source of restaurant (early 19th century).

Definition of restore in US English:

restore

verbrəˈstɔrrəˈstôr

[with object]

1Bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate.
the government restored confidence in the housing market
Example sentencesExamples
- Developers are taking two approaches to restoring their rights.
- By 1789 the confidence and prosperity of the country had been restored after the humiliation of the loss of the American colonies.
- Her confidence restored, she was now certain of what she has chosen.
- In order to facilitate subsistence economy, fishing and hunting rights were restored to the Inuit in 1980.
- Now that the mobility of capital had been restored, European governments had to choose between fixed rates and independent policies.
- Confidence in business will be restored only when more realistic long-term objectives are applied.
- Stepping into the clearing, Erik seemed to grow stronger again, as though his confidence and courage had been restored like never before.
- Once again it seemed as if Fenwick had restored peace by holding to a strong position.
- Nicholas then decided to return to Petrograd to restore law and order.
- Confidence must be restored in the movement so that it continues to serve the saving and borrowing needs of its 2.7 million members.
- The economy is back to normal pre-war levels, and civil order has been restored.
- With her confidence restored, Ling Yi plunged wholeheartedly into her work.
- A sense of ordered calm and beauty has been restored to the room staff refer to as No.1: this is no longer a space to pass rapidly through.
- The Confederate hero who dreams of redeeming the New South by restoring the antebellum social order ironically proves a tormentor to his wife and thus fails in his assigned role as protector of the southern flower.
- That form which we have substituted restores the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom of opinion.
- When society is inverted and destabilized, one cannot be certain that order will be restored.
- In response Thieme said wheels have been set in motion to restore the situation.
- The Second Continental Congress long insisted that it was fighting only to restore English rights to the settlers under the traditional government of the empire.
- Rather than take chances, Orléans struck a deal with leading parlementaires by promising to restore their right of remonstrance before the registration of laws in return for annulling the will.
- But while legislators can strengthen the system, Weill added, CEOs may play an even greater role in restoring the public's faith.
Synonyms
reinstate, put back, replace, bring back, reinstitute, reimpose, reinstall, rehabilitate, re-establish, return to a former position, return to a former state
1. 1.1 Return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position.
  the effort to restore him to office isn't working
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some data from the Science Faculty was corrupted and had to be restored from backups.
  Curator Barbara Bullock and her team of volunteers restored the beauty and value of the estimated 15,000 azaleas spilling down the hillside.
  Along with the Glen Canyon Institute, the Club wants to decommission Glen Canyon Dam and drain the Lake Powell reservoir, eventually restoring 180 miles of river upstream.
  He removes the boots and restores them to their original condition.
  That is why I have returned to restore my clan to its glorious position that it once knew.
  In 1714 his attendance at the council on Anne's death strengthened the Hanoverian position, and he was restored to the mastership.
  Everything would change dramatically, however, by the spring of 1660, when the monarchy was restored and the royal family returned to power.
  Community leaders and foresters are creating a workforce that can restore the land to a healthier condition.
  By the time he died, the English ruling class was ready to do almost anything to restore the monarchy, and Charles II returned to England in 1660.
  Eventually they were reconciled and Odysseus was restored as the leader of Ithaca.
  I lifted my hand to close the medicine cabinet, restoring the cabinet door to its former position as the mirror.
  He spends two minutes altering the wiring of the panel, then restores the keypad to its original position.
  If a problem occurs that requires a recovery operation, the system can be restored to a previous snapshot.
  Efforts are under way to introduce prescribed fires to restore pre-European savanna conditions.
  We need to start restoring damaged habitat to bring back naturally functioning ecosystems.
  He was then able to pay out a special dividend to shareholders and restore his own position, both in terms of his personal finances and his reputation.
  The need to restore royal authority, to return the realm to its condition in his grandfather's reign, was one of the main forces behind Henry II's reforms.
  Your computer will then be restored to that previously working state and you are good to go.
  He returned to teach at Cambridge when his fellowship was restored in 1945.
  It restores him to his legitimate position as one of the leaders of the English school.
2. 1.2 Repair or renovate (a building, work of art, vehicle, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition.
  the building has been lovingly restored
  Example sentencesExamples
  Buildings have been restored, the local infrastructure improved, and special art and history exhibitions organized.
  The basement area has been partly restored and renovated but is not in a usable state at present.
  There are original polished timber floorboards, and the window shutters have been restored and are in perfect working order.
  There, new tyres are put on the vehicles, all scratches and dents are removed and the vehicles are restored to a condition as near to new as possible, according to van der Lith.
  Its historic buildings have been largely restored, and trendy cafes, restaurants and boutiques are flourishing.
  This residence has been restored and refurbished with style and flair, creating a city home ready to move into.
  These elements, along with the reception desk and bench seats were important in helping to restore the building's architectural character.
  An Taisce did not propose that the building be restored as a cinema, but believed it should continue to be a showroom or a restaurant.
  The original floorboards are in a good state of repair and could easily be restored to their former glory with a coat of varnish.
  Manda could see the building had been restored numerous times to make it looked authentic.
  British 1940s Technicolor films offer an abundance of visual pleasures, especially when lovingly restored by the National Film Archive.
  We had opted not to pave the main street, and restored all of the traditional false fronts of the buildings in the 1970's.
  The house has also been restored and upgraded, with the vendor's choice of neutral interiors blending in well with the various period features of the home.
  The architects renovated the entire exterior and tried to restore the building's initial appearance.
  The two-storey Edwardian property has been sensitively restored and redecorated and is in excellent condition throughout.
  Paramount has done the impossible and has restored this practically unknown cartoon to brilliant condition.
  A faceted fibreglass canopy shades the roof deck of the garage, and the owners are working to restore the house that Goff remodelled for them just before his death.
  The whole ranch was fairly old, but all of the originally buildings had been restored before the camp was opened.
  This was an old mill house and coaching inn which was restored in 1987 and now operates as a hotel and restaurant.
  Since then, many ruins have been cleared and some of the prettiest classical buildings restored.
  Synonyms
  repair, fix, mend, refurbish, recondition, rehabilitate, rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, redecorate, revamp, make over, overhaul
3. 1.3 Give (something previously stolen, taken away, or lost) back to the original owner or recipient.
  the government will restore land and property to those who lost it through confiscation
  Example sentencesExamples
  These discoveries, taken together, throw important new light on Cobbold's music for voices and viols, and enable an attempt at restoring the hypothetical lost consort anthem to be made.
  Even if a credit repair outfit manages to get data temporarily removed from your report, it will eventually be restored, Hendricks says.
  Only then can a previous file-by-file backup tape be read to recover lost files and/or restore the Registry of the failed machine.
  Ideally, the effects of the illegitimate acquisition should be rectified, and the resources restored to their rightful owner.
  There, in a valley, are collected all the things that are lost on earth, lost kingdoms, lost reputations, lost time, and in the heap he finds the lost wits of Orlando, which he restores to the crazy hero.
  Today we tend to think of transfusion as a kind of mechanical replacement, quickly restoring lost fluid to a system that would, given time, be able to repair itself.
  Business managers want their data restored and their applications recovered more quickly than ever.
  Most backup programs only let you restore Exchange data to the same or a duplicate server from which it was backed up.
  Data Availability becomes an issue when it takes hours to restore a lost/deleted file from an on-site backup tape.
  While some paintings may be restored to their owners, others are damaged or never found.
  Most of his profits were gained by restoring to their owners the goods stolen by his own minions.
  Sharp regarded it as a lost heritage which could and should be restored to the nation at large, beginning with schoolchildren.
  In 1052 Godwin's family engineered a successful return, forcing the king to restore their land and titles.
  Finally, the system's specific software was restored from the tape backup.
  As fiscal pressures increased, certain magistrates in the 1760s began to call for lost estates to be restored.
  Synonyms
  return, give back, hand back, take back, remit

Origin

Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare ‘rebuild, restore’.

单词	restore
释义	Definition of restore in English: restore verb rɪˈstɔːrəˈstɔr [with object] 1Bring back or re-establish (a previous right, practice, or situation) the government restored confidence in the housing market order was eventually restored by riot police Example sentencesExamples But while legislators can strengthen the system, Weill added, CEOs may play an even greater role in restoring the public's faith. Now that the mobility of capital had been restored, European governments had to choose between fixed rates and independent policies. When society is inverted and destabilized, one cannot be certain that order will be restored. Confidence in business will be restored only when more realistic long-term objectives are applied. In response Thieme said wheels have been set in motion to restore the situation. Rather than take chances, Orléans struck a deal with leading parlementaires by promising to restore their right of remonstrance before the registration of laws in return for annulling the will. Once again it seemed as if Fenwick had restored peace by holding to a strong position. That form which we have substituted restores the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom of opinion. The Second Continental Congress long insisted that it was fighting only to restore English rights to the settlers under the traditional government of the empire. Nicholas then decided to return to Petrograd to restore law and order. In order to facilitate subsistence economy, fishing and hunting rights were restored to the Inuit in 1980. Stepping into the clearing, Erik seemed to grow stronger again, as though his confidence and courage had been restored like never before. Her confidence restored, she was now certain of what she has chosen. The Confederate hero who dreams of redeeming the New South by restoring the antebellum social order ironically proves a tormentor to his wife and thus fails in his assigned role as protector of the southern flower. A sense of ordered calm and beauty has been restored to the room staff refer to as No.1: this is no longer a space to pass rapidly through. The economy is back to normal pre-war levels, and civil order has been restored. Confidence must be restored in the movement so that it continues to serve the saving and borrowing needs of its 2.7 million members. By 1789 the confidence and prosperity of the country had been restored after the humiliation of the loss of the American colonies. Developers are taking two approaches to restoring their rights. With her confidence restored, Ling Yi plunged wholeheartedly into her work. Synonyms reinstate, put back, replace, bring back, reinstitute, reimpose, reinstall, rehabilitate, re-establish, return to a former position/state 1.1 Return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position. the effort to restore him to office isn't working Example sentencesExamples By the time he died, the English ruling class was ready to do almost anything to restore the monarchy, and Charles II returned to England in 1660. In 1714 his attendance at the council on Anne's death strengthened the Hanoverian position, and he was restored to the mastership. Efforts are under way to introduce prescribed fires to restore pre-European savanna conditions. We need to start restoring damaged habitat to bring back naturally functioning ecosystems. He removes the boots and restores them to their original condition. Community leaders and foresters are creating a workforce that can restore the land to a healthier condition. That is why I have returned to restore my clan to its glorious position that it once knew. He was then able to pay out a special dividend to shareholders and restore his own position, both in terms of his personal finances and his reputation. If a problem occurs that requires a recovery operation, the system can be restored to a previous snapshot. Some data from the Science Faculty was corrupted and had to be restored from backups. He spends two minutes altering the wiring of the panel, then restores the keypad to its original position. Along with the Glen Canyon Institute, the Club wants to decommission Glen Canyon Dam and drain the Lake Powell reservoir, eventually restoring 180 miles of river upstream. The need to restore royal authority, to return the realm to its condition in his grandfather's reign, was one of the main forces behind Henry II's reforms. Everything would change dramatically, however, by the spring of 1660, when the monarchy was restored and the royal family returned to power. Your computer will then be restored to that previously working state and you are good to go. Curator Barbara Bullock and her team of volunteers restored the beauty and value of the estimated 15,000 azaleas spilling down the hillside. Eventually they were reconciled and Odysseus was restored as the leader of Ithaca. I lifted my hand to close the medicine cabinet, restoring the cabinet door to its former position as the mirror. It restores him to his legitimate position as one of the leaders of the English school. He returned to teach at Cambridge when his fellowship was restored in 1945. 1.2 Repair or renovate (a building, work of art, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition. the building has been lovingly restored Example sentencesExamples An Taisce did not propose that the building be restored as a cinema, but believed it should continue to be a showroom or a restaurant. The whole ranch was fairly old, but all of the originally buildings had been restored before the camp was opened. There are original polished timber floorboards, and the window shutters have been restored and are in perfect working order. British 1940s Technicolor films offer an abundance of visual pleasures, especially when lovingly restored by the National Film Archive. These elements, along with the reception desk and bench seats were important in helping to restore the building's architectural character. The basement area has been partly restored and renovated but is not in a usable state at present. Buildings have been restored, the local infrastructure improved, and special art and history exhibitions organized. Paramount has done the impossible and has restored this practically unknown cartoon to brilliant condition. The two-storey Edwardian property has been sensitively restored and redecorated and is in excellent condition throughout. A faceted fibreglass canopy shades the roof deck of the garage, and the owners are working to restore the house that Goff remodelled for them just before his death. This residence has been restored and refurbished with style and flair, creating a city home ready to move into. There, new tyres are put on the vehicles, all scratches and dents are removed and the vehicles are restored to a condition as near to new as possible, according to van der Lith. Its historic buildings have been largely restored, and trendy cafes, restaurants and boutiques are flourishing. We had opted not to pave the main street, and restored all of the traditional false fronts of the buildings in the 1970's. The architects renovated the entire exterior and tried to restore the building's initial appearance. The original floorboards are in a good state of repair and could easily be restored to their former glory with a coat of varnish. Since then, many ruins have been cleared and some of the prettiest classical buildings restored. The house has also been restored and upgraded, with the vendor's choice of neutral interiors blending in well with the various period features of the home. This was an old mill house and coaching inn which was restored in 1987 and now operates as a hotel and restaurant. Manda could see the building had been restored numerous times to make it looked authentic. Synonyms repair, fix, mend, refurbish, recondition, rehabilitate, rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, redecorate, revamp, make over, overhaul put back into its original condition redevelop, renovate, modernize, update, bring up to date upgrade, gentrify refit, re-equip, refurnish North American bring up to code informal do up, fix up, give a facelift to North American informal rehab 1.3 Give (something stolen, taken away, or lost) back to the original owner or recipient. the government will restore land to those who lost it through confiscation Example sentencesExamples While some paintings may be restored to their owners, others are damaged or never found. There, in a valley, are collected all the things that are lost on earth, lost kingdoms, lost reputations, lost time, and in the heap he finds the lost wits of Orlando, which he restores to the crazy hero. Even if a credit repair outfit manages to get data temporarily removed from your report, it will eventually be restored, Hendricks says. Sharp regarded it as a lost heritage which could and should be restored to the nation at large, beginning with schoolchildren. Data Availability becomes an issue when it takes hours to restore a lost/deleted file from an on-site backup tape. Today we tend to think of transfusion as a kind of mechanical replacement, quickly restoring lost fluid to a system that would, given time, be able to repair itself. Ideally, the effects of the illegitimate acquisition should be rectified, and the resources restored to their rightful owner. In 1052 Godwin's family engineered a successful return, forcing the king to restore their land and titles. These discoveries, taken together, throw important new light on Cobbold's music for voices and viols, and enable an attempt at restoring the hypothetical lost consort anthem to be made. Only then can a previous file-by-file backup tape be read to recover lost files and/or restore the Registry of the failed machine. Business managers want their data restored and their applications recovered more quickly than ever. Finally, the system's specific software was restored from the tape backup. Most backup programs only let you restore Exchange data to the same or a duplicate server from which it was backed up. Most of his profits were gained by restoring to their owners the goods stolen by his own minions. As fiscal pressures increased, certain magistrates in the 1760s began to call for lost estates to be restored. Synonyms return, give back, hand back, take back, remit Derivatives restorable adjective rɪˈstɔːrəb(ə)lrəˈstɔrəb(ə)l Our reputation has suffered mainly through management incompetence and our competitors have put the boot in but the balance sheet is restorable. Example sentencesExamples But increasingly scientists are also saying that, like cars, our bodies may be restorable. This interpretation is substantiated by the preservation of the associated pottery, which included pieces from restorable vessels distributed throughout the deposit. Our cottage had its very own Tudor Basket Fireplace (Similar to an Ingelnook but much rarer) in a restorable condition. In some urban cases, property itself is not restorable, as it has been subsumed in commercial zones and shopping centres or, as in District Six, Cape Town, is partly under the large site of the Cape Technikon. Origin Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare 'rebuild, restore'. This is from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare ‘rebuild, restore’. This can also mean ‘to provide food for’ from its restorative effects, which is the source of restaurant (early 19th century). Definition of restore in US English: restore verbrəˈstɔrrəˈstôr [with object] 1Bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate. the government restored confidence in the housing market Example sentencesExamples Developers are taking two approaches to restoring their rights. By 1789 the confidence and prosperity of the country had been restored after the humiliation of the loss of the American colonies. Her confidence restored, she was now certain of what she has chosen. In order to facilitate subsistence economy, fishing and hunting rights were restored to the Inuit in 1980. Now that the mobility of capital had been restored, European governments had to choose between fixed rates and independent policies. Confidence in business will be restored only when more realistic long-term objectives are applied. Stepping into the clearing, Erik seemed to grow stronger again, as though his confidence and courage had been restored like never before. Once again it seemed as if Fenwick had restored peace by holding to a strong position. Nicholas then decided to return to Petrograd to restore law and order. Confidence must be restored in the movement so that it continues to serve the saving and borrowing needs of its 2.7 million members. The economy is back to normal pre-war levels, and civil order has been restored. With her confidence restored, Ling Yi plunged wholeheartedly into her work. A sense of ordered calm and beauty has been restored to the room staff refer to as No.1: this is no longer a space to pass rapidly through. The Confederate hero who dreams of redeeming the New South by restoring the antebellum social order ironically proves a tormentor to his wife and thus fails in his assigned role as protector of the southern flower. That form which we have substituted restores the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom of opinion. When society is inverted and destabilized, one cannot be certain that order will be restored. In response Thieme said wheels have been set in motion to restore the situation. The Second Continental Congress long insisted that it was fighting only to restore English rights to the settlers under the traditional government of the empire. Rather than take chances, Orléans struck a deal with leading parlementaires by promising to restore their right of remonstrance before the registration of laws in return for annulling the will. But while legislators can strengthen the system, Weill added, CEOs may play an even greater role in restoring the public's faith. Synonyms reinstate, put back, replace, bring back, reinstitute, reimpose, reinstall, rehabilitate, re-establish, return to a former position, return to a former state 1.1 Return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position. the effort to restore him to office isn't working Example sentencesExamples Some data from the Science Faculty was corrupted and had to be restored from backups. Curator Barbara Bullock and her team of volunteers restored the beauty and value of the estimated 15,000 azaleas spilling down the hillside. Along with the Glen Canyon Institute, the Club wants to decommission Glen Canyon Dam and drain the Lake Powell reservoir, eventually restoring 180 miles of river upstream. He removes the boots and restores them to their original condition. That is why I have returned to restore my clan to its glorious position that it once knew. In 1714 his attendance at the council on Anne's death strengthened the Hanoverian position, and he was restored to the mastership. Everything would change dramatically, however, by the spring of 1660, when the monarchy was restored and the royal family returned to power. Community leaders and foresters are creating a workforce that can restore the land to a healthier condition. By the time he died, the English ruling class was ready to do almost anything to restore the monarchy, and Charles II returned to England in 1660. Eventually they were reconciled and Odysseus was restored as the leader of Ithaca. I lifted my hand to close the medicine cabinet, restoring the cabinet door to its former position as the mirror. He spends two minutes altering the wiring of the panel, then restores the keypad to its original position. If a problem occurs that requires a recovery operation, the system can be restored to a previous snapshot. Efforts are under way to introduce prescribed fires to restore pre-European savanna conditions. We need to start restoring damaged habitat to bring back naturally functioning ecosystems. He was then able to pay out a special dividend to shareholders and restore his own position, both in terms of his personal finances and his reputation. The need to restore royal authority, to return the realm to its condition in his grandfather's reign, was one of the main forces behind Henry II's reforms. Your computer will then be restored to that previously working state and you are good to go. He returned to teach at Cambridge when his fellowship was restored in 1945. It restores him to his legitimate position as one of the leaders of the English school. 1.2 Repair or renovate (a building, work of art, vehicle, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition. the building has been lovingly restored Example sentencesExamples Buildings have been restored, the local infrastructure improved, and special art and history exhibitions organized. The basement area has been partly restored and renovated but is not in a usable state at present. There are original polished timber floorboards, and the window shutters have been restored and are in perfect working order. There, new tyres are put on the vehicles, all scratches and dents are removed and the vehicles are restored to a condition as near to new as possible, according to van der Lith. Its historic buildings have been largely restored, and trendy cafes, restaurants and boutiques are flourishing. This residence has been restored and refurbished with style and flair, creating a city home ready to move into. These elements, along with the reception desk and bench seats were important in helping to restore the building's architectural character. An Taisce did not propose that the building be restored as a cinema, but believed it should continue to be a showroom or a restaurant. The original floorboards are in a good state of repair and could easily be restored to their former glory with a coat of varnish. Manda could see the building had been restored numerous times to make it looked authentic. British 1940s Technicolor films offer an abundance of visual pleasures, especially when lovingly restored by the National Film Archive. We had opted not to pave the main street, and restored all of the traditional false fronts of the buildings in the 1970's. The house has also been restored and upgraded, with the vendor's choice of neutral interiors blending in well with the various period features of the home. The architects renovated the entire exterior and tried to restore the building's initial appearance. The two-storey Edwardian property has been sensitively restored and redecorated and is in excellent condition throughout. Paramount has done the impossible and has restored this practically unknown cartoon to brilliant condition. A faceted fibreglass canopy shades the roof deck of the garage, and the owners are working to restore the house that Goff remodelled for them just before his death. The whole ranch was fairly old, but all of the originally buildings had been restored before the camp was opened. This was an old mill house and coaching inn which was restored in 1987 and now operates as a hotel and restaurant. Since then, many ruins have been cleared and some of the prettiest classical buildings restored. Synonyms repair, fix, mend, refurbish, recondition, rehabilitate, rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, redecorate, revamp, make over, overhaul 1.3 Give (something previously stolen, taken away, or lost) back to the original owner or recipient. the government will restore land and property to those who lost it through confiscation Example sentencesExamples These discoveries, taken together, throw important new light on Cobbold's music for voices and viols, and enable an attempt at restoring the hypothetical lost consort anthem to be made. Even if a credit repair outfit manages to get data temporarily removed from your report, it will eventually be restored, Hendricks says. Only then can a previous file-by-file backup tape be read to recover lost files and/or restore the Registry of the failed machine. Ideally, the effects of the illegitimate acquisition should be rectified, and the resources restored to their rightful owner. There, in a valley, are collected all the things that are lost on earth, lost kingdoms, lost reputations, lost time, and in the heap he finds the lost wits of Orlando, which he restores to the crazy hero. Today we tend to think of transfusion as a kind of mechanical replacement, quickly restoring lost fluid to a system that would, given time, be able to repair itself. Business managers want their data restored and their applications recovered more quickly than ever. Most backup programs only let you restore Exchange data to the same or a duplicate server from which it was backed up. Data Availability becomes an issue when it takes hours to restore a lost/deleted file from an on-site backup tape. While some paintings may be restored to their owners, others are damaged or never found. Most of his profits were gained by restoring to their owners the goods stolen by his own minions. Sharp regarded it as a lost heritage which could and should be restored to the nation at large, beginning with schoolchildren. In 1052 Godwin's family engineered a successful return, forcing the king to restore their land and titles. Finally, the system's specific software was restored from the tape backup. As fiscal pressures increased, certain magistrates in the 1760s began to call for lost estates to be restored. Synonyms return, give back, hand back, take back, remit Origin Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare ‘rebuild, restore’.
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