restore
/rɪˈstɔːr/ verb [T]Definition
MAKE EXIST › to make something good exist again: Three wins in a row helped restore the team's confidence. Peace has now been restored in the region.
REPAIR › to repair something old: to restore antiques
RETURN formal › to give something back to the person it was stolen from or who lost it: The painting was restored to its rightful owner.
restoration /ˌrestərˈeɪʃən/ noun [C, U] › The building is now closed for restoration (= repair work). the restoration (= return) of the former government(Definition of restore verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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