26984 words

restores

9 definitions • 19 examples
1
to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position:

Examples:

After a week in bed, she was fully restored to health (= she felt healthy again).
The former leader was today restored to power in the first free elections for 20 years.
2
If you restore a quality or ability that someone has not had for a long time, you make it possible for them to have that quality or ability again:

Examples:

Doctors have restored his sight.
The government is trying to restore public confidence in its management of the economy.
3
to bring back into use something that has been absent for a period of time:

Examples:

Some people are in favour of restoring capital punishment for murderers.
4
to give something that has been lost or stolen back to the person it belongs to:

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5
to return something or someone to an earlier condition or position, or to bring something back into existence:

Examples:

Surgeons restored the sight in her right eye.
6
to return something to an earlier good condition or position:

Examples:

restore sth to sth If you take totally abandoned land, you could restore it to profitability after about three years.
7
to make it possible for someone to have a quality or ability again that they have not had for a long time:

Examples:

restore confidence/faith The move by the US Federal Reserve this week to cut interest rates has restored a lot of public confidence.
The firm is battling to restore its reputation after the scandal.
8
to give something that has been lost or taken, or money that is owed, back to the person it belongs to:

Examples:

The banks have restored the company's finances by deferring repayment of £588m of loans and interest.
9
to bring back into use something that has been absent for a period of time:

Examples:

We need to restore competition to the operating-system and browser markets.
restore growth/profitability

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