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- [ri-stawr, -stohr]
- /rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr/
- /rɪˈstɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ri-stawr, -stohr]
- /rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr/
Definitions of restore word
- verb with object restore to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order. 1
- verb with object restore to bring back to a former, original, or normal condition, as a building, statue, or painting. 1
- verb with object restore to bring back to a state of health, soundness, or vigor. 1
- verb with object restore to put back to a former place, or to a former position, rank, etc.: to restore the king to his throne. 1
- verb with object restore to give back; make return or restitution of (anything taken away or lost). 1
- verb with object restore to reproduce or reconstruct (an ancient building, extinct animal, etc.) in the original state. 1
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Origin of restore
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English restoren < Old French restorer < Latin restaurāre; see re-, store
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Parts of speech for Restore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
restore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
restore usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for restore
verb restore
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- bring to — If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
Antonyms for restore
verb restore
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
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