restore

restore is a 7-letter English word with 14 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. transitive verb. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace.
4. transitive verb. To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance.
5. transitive verb. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.
6. transitive verb. To make good; to make amends for.
7. transitive verb. To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc.
8. transitive verb. To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like.
9. noun. Restoration.
10. verb. return to life; get or give new life or energy

    "The week at the spa restored me"

    Synonyms: regenerate, rejuvenate

11. verb. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

    "She repaired her TV set"

    "Repair my shoes please"

    Synonyms: bushel, doctor, fix, mend, repair

12. verb. give or bring back

    "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

    Synonyms: restitute

13. verb. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position

    "restore law and order"

    "reestablish peace in the region"

    Synonyms: reestablish, reinstate

14. verb. return to its original or usable and functioning condition

    "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

    Synonyms: reconstruct

Synonyms

regenerate, rejuvenate, bushel, doctor, fix, mend, repair, restitute, reestablish, reinstate, reconstruct

Common word forms

restored, restorer, restores, restoring

Words from these letters

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