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restore

[ri-stawr, -stohr] / rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr /
VERB
fix, make new
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring back build up improve modernize rebuild reconstruct recover reestablish refurbish rehabilitate reinforce reinstate renew renovate repair replace rescue revitalize revive strengthen
STRONG
cure heal mend reanimate recall recondition reconstitute redeem refresh reimpose reintroduce rejuvenate retouch revivify update
WEAK
make healthy make restitution reerect set to rights touch up win back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damage decline destroy harm hurt injure kill ruin weaken
WEAK
break
VERB
give back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
replace return
WEAK
hand back put back send back
Antonyms
WEAK
break damage destroy hurt

Example Sentences

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A hurricane destroyed their baseball field and we donated money to restore the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Instead of only slowing bone loss, future therapies could actively rebuild bone and restore strength.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

It warned it had "insufficient funds" to deliver a far more extensive plan to restore the landscape, which had previously been agreed.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Efforts to restore the beloved building, declared a historic monument soon after it was shuttered, have proved elusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I was sensible even that night of the folly of my expectations—that notes on a page might restore her voice to me.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson