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restore

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  1. renew                 
 
re.store \ri-'sto-(*)r, -'sto.(*)r\ vt [ME restoren, fr. OF restorer, fr. L 
   restaurare to renew, reb]uild, alter. of instaurare to renew - more at 
   STORE 1: to give back : RETURN  2: to put or bring back into existence or 
   use  3: to bring back to or put back into a former or original state : ( 
   MREN EW; esp : RECONSTRUCT 4: to put again in possession of something {~ 
   the king to the thro ne} - re.stor.er n