restore
restore is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions. Prior. And his hand was restored whole as the other. Mark iii.
- 2.2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace. Now therefore restore the man his wife. Gen. xx.
- 3.Loss of Eden, till one greater man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. Milton. The father banished virtue shall restore. Dryden.
- 4.To renew; to reëstablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance.
- 5.To give in place of, or as satisfaction for. He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. Ex. xxii.
- 6.5. To make good; to make amends for. But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored, and sorrows end. Shak.
- 7.(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.
- 8.Restoration. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- afresh
- again
- ago
- air
- and
- anew
- apotheosis
- atonement
- back
- bait
- bell
- bene
- better
- bill
- bloom
- bobbish
- body
- brace
- bracing
- brand-new
- brave
- break
- breath
- breathe
- breather
- bring
- buck
- can
- carry
- case
- clean
- cold
- come
- compensate
- compensation
- cream
- crop
- crucible
- cure
- daisy
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is restore.
- What is our fortune restored after the severest afflictions. Prior. And his hand was restored whole as the other. Mark iii called?
- What is 2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace. Now therefore restore the man his wife. Gen. xx called?
- What is loss of Eden, till one greater man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. Milton. The father banished virtue shall restore. Dryden called?
- What is to renew; to reëstablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance called?
- What is to give in place of, or as satisfaction for. He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. Ex. xxii called?
- What is 5. To make good; to make amends for. But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored, and sorrows end. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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