restore

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb return to its original or usable and functioning condition
  2. verb return to life; get or give new life or energy
  3. verb give or bring back

Etymology

From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.

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Synonyms

reconstruct

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