restorationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌres.tərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌres.təˈreɪ.ʃən/the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position:
The first task following the disaster was the restoration of clean water supplies.
Restoration work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is now complete.
A large majority of the population is demanding the restoration of the former government.
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- Several famous alumni have agreed to help raise money for the school's restoration fund.
- A compromise has to be reached between all the powerful vested interests before any restoration work in the city can take place.
- The restoration of the building is expected to take up to five years to complete.
- It was cheaper to demolish the building than spend £1 million on its restoration.
- The restoration of the power supply to the village is expected to take a few more days.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Restoring and reviving
- ball
- bounce
- lick your wounds idiom
- modernize
- move
- move with the times idiom
- pick
- pick up/take the ball and run with it idiom
- rejuvenate
- rekindle
- renaissance
- restore
- restorer
- revival
- revive
- revivify
- rise
- rise from the dead/grave idiom
- salvage
- snap
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