Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: restore
IPA transcription: [ɹɪst'ɔɹ]
Pronunciations of restore
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: restore, reconstruct
    Meaning: return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
  • Synonyms: regenerate, restore, rejuvenate
    Meaning: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"
  • Synonyms: restore, restitute
    Meaning: give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
  • Synonyms: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on
    Meaning: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
Usage examples
  • "O God! restore to life the man I knocked down at the fence!
  • "And, pretending to do that, you will restore her memory of me."
  • He was bending over Jonesy, trying to restore him to consciousness.
  • When the Eye of Ra was blinded by Set, Thoth spat in it to restore vision.
  • The blacks were close to him now, but even their colour could not restore his courage.
  • For a while it seemed as if the whole army would be swept off; but Hooker and his subordinates exerted every effort to restore order.
  • When the narrative was ended, Pir-napishtim spoke sympathetically and said: "Who among the gods will restore thee to health, O Gilgamesh?
  • Perhaps I rather restore the word, idea, to its original sense, from which Mr LOCKE had perverted it, in making it stand for all our perceptions.
  • "If it were known that the winged child is alive," he thought, "the people would thrust me from my place, and restore him to his father's throne.
  • I had no other purpose in view but to restore calm to her mind, and to obliterate the bad opinion which the unworthy Steffani had given her of men in general.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Liturgy of the Hours, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mental disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Lewisville, Texas, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William the Conqueror, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Marshall Plan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Parallel computing, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Han dynasty, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording World War I, License CC BY-SA 4.0