Definition of restore

• v. t. - To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover.
• v. t. - To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace.
• v. t. - To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance.
• v. t. - To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.
• v. t. - To make good; to make amends for.
• v. t. - To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc.
• v. t. - To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like.
• n. - Restoration.