restore

1. Return to its original or usable and functioning condition (synset 202558146)
   "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
   is a type of: regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
   subtypes:

   • decompress, uncompress - restore to its uncompressed form
   • rehabilitate - help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
   • rehabilitate - restore to a state of good condition or operation
   • defibrillate - stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
   • reinstate - restore to the previous state or rank
   same as: reconstruct
2. Return to life;
   Get or give new life or energy (synset 200168396)
   "The week at the spa restored me"
   is a type of: regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
   subtypes:

   • reincarnate, renew - cause to appear in a new form
   • resurrect, revive - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
   same as: regenerate, rejuvenate
3. Give or bring back (synset 202315462)
   "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
   is a type of: give back, refund, repay, return - pay back
   same as: restitute
4. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken (synset 200261534)
   "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
   is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better
   subtypes:

   • fiddle, tinker - try to fix or mend
   • fill - plug with a substance
   • patch, piece - repair by adding pieces
   • cobble - repair or mend
   • point, repoint - repair the joints of bricks
   • trouble-shoot, troubleshoot - solve problems
   • patch, patch up - mend by putting a patch on
   • resole, sole - put a new sole on
   • revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
   • heel, reheel - put a new heel on
   • darn - repair by sewing
   same as: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, touch on
5. Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position (synset 202431646)
   "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes: redeem - restore the honor or worth of
   same as: reestablish, reinstate

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