0 present participle of restore
1 to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position:
The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored.
After a week in bed, she was fully restored to health (= she felt healthy again).
The former leader was today restored to power in the first free elections for 20 years.
Doctors have restored his sight.
The government is trying to restore public confidence in its management of the economy.
Some people are in favour of restoring capital punishment for murderers.
They're trying to restore the good name of the manufacturer.
Ben's hobby is restoring vintage motorcycles.
The tension forces act as restoring forces to the otherwise damped oscillations of the interfacial surfaces.
The present day humanoid robots are stiff-legged, have complex structures, and do not use energy restoring element like pneumatic hydraulic cylinders or mechanical springs.
However, employers and unions then reached agreements which topped up provision, restoring the previously-established levels of benefit ('gap insurance').
