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restore

[ri-stawr, -stohr] / rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr /
VERB
fix, make new
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring back build up improve modernize rebuild reconstruct recover reestablish refurbish rehabilitate reinforce reinstate renew renovate repair replace rescue revitalize revive strengthen
STRONG
cure heal mend reanimate recall recondition reconstitute redeem refresh reimpose reintroduce rejuvenate retouch revivify update
WEAK
make healthy make restitution reerect set to rights touch up win back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damage decline destroy harm hurt injure kill ruin weaken
WEAK
break
VERB
give back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
replace return
WEAK
hand back put back send back
Antonyms
WEAK
break damage destroy hurt

Example Sentences

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Potential uses include brain-machine interfaces and neuroprosthetics, such as implants that could help restore hearing, vision, or movement.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Kering said its plan would restore financial discipline and operational efficiency across the group while focusing on refreshing creative direction and product lineups of its brands to boost their appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Now they just need wins on the scoreboard, lots of them, enough to restore faith in what was once one of this city’s shining basketball operations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

They estimated that Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex, home to the world’s largest LNG export facility, may require years of repairs to restore just 17% of its damaged capacity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

One might as well weep over Mrs. Platt's dry orts, thinking they might restore what was lost, what had been swallowed, all that had, in times of feasting, been cut away and devoured.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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