To restore is defined as to bring or put back to a former condition or to give back.
(verb)An example of to restore is fixing up an old car to its original glory.
See restore in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb restored, restoring
Origin: ME restoren < OFr restorer < L restaurare < re-, again + -staurare, to place, erect: see store
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See restore in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb re·stored, re·stor·ing, re·stores
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Origin: Middle English restoren
Origin: , from Old French restorer
Origin: , from Latin restaurāre; see stā- in Indo-European roots
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