restore

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Restored p. pr. & vb. n. Restoring. ] [ OE. restoren, OF. restorer, F. restaurer, fr. L. restaurare; pref. re- re- + an unused word; cf. Gr. stayro`s an upright pale or stake, Skr. sthāvara fixed, firm. Cf. Restaurant, Store. ] To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover. “To restore and to build Jerusalem.” Dan. ix. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

And his hand was restored whole as the other. Mark iii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now therefore restore the man his wife. Gen. xx. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Loss of Eden, till one greater man
Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The father banished virtue shall restore. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for. [ 1913 Webster ]

He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. Ex. xxii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To make good; to make amends for. [ 1913 Webster ]

But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored, and sorrows end. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Fine Arts) (a) To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc. (b) To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; rebuild; reestablish; renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; cure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Restoration. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Restoration. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]