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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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The Welsh government will make the final decision about a controversial plan to restore the site of the UK's last opencast mine.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Efforts to restore the beloved building, declared a historic monument soon after it was shuttered, have proved elusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Revised wording no longer explicitly invokes Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which allows the Security Council to authorize armed force to restore peace.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They certainly do, and perhaps that’s enough to restore the prewar status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Once they reached the citadel, they were to restore its defunct pulley system so that their future comings and goings would not be dependent on flight.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.