Meaning & use
restore
To bring something back to its former condition, position, or state.
See it in a sentence
The museum spent two years restoring the damaged medieval tapestry.
New leadership helped restore the public's trust in the organization.
A note on using this word
Applies both to physical objects, like a painting, and to abstract things, like confidence or order, that are brought back to how they were.
Words with a similar meaning
repairrenew
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Words with an opposite meaning
damagedestroy
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