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restorer Definition


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restore
verb
    1. To return (a building, painting, etc) to a former condition by repairing or cleaning it, etc.
      Thesaurus: repair, rebuild, alter, rehabilitate, reconstruct, recondition, renew, rejuvenate, retouch; Antonym: damage, weaken.
    2. To bring someone or something back to a normal or proper state or condition.
      Example: be restored to health
    3. To bring back (a normal or proper state); to reintroduce something.
      Example: restore discipline
      Thesaurus: return, give back, replace, put back; Antonym: remove.
    4. To return something lost or stolen to the rightful owner.
    5. To bring or put back to a former and higher status, rank, etc.
    6. To reconstruct or make a model or representation of (a ruin, extinct animal, etc).
Derivative: restorable
adj
    Derivative: restorer
    noun
      Etymology: 13c: from French restorer.



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