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Restoration

The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war.

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Broader term 14

Acquisition 76% connected

The act or process of acquiring.

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Artefact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Artifact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Fixing 76% connected

of Fix

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Fixture 76% connected

That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is,…

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Improvement 76% connected

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

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Melioration 76% connected

The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement.

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Mend 76% connected

To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put…

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Mending 76% connected

of Mend

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Model 76% connected

A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

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Repair 76% connected

To return.

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Reparation 76% connected

The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, re…

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Simulation 76% connected

The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what…

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Narrower term 6

Clawback 76% connected

A flatterer or sycophant.

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Reclamation 76% connected

The act or process of reclaiming.

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Rehabilitation 76% connected

The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated.

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Reinstatement 76% connected

The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated; re/stablishment.

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Rejuvenation 76% connected

Rejuvenescence.

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Renewal 76% connected

The act of renewing, or the state of being renewed; as, the renewal of a treaty.

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Derivationally related 10

Reconstruct 74% connected

To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.

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Reconstruct 74% connected

To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.

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Rejuvenate 74% connected

To render young again.

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Rejuvenate 74% connected

To render young again.

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Renovate 74% connected

To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew.

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Renovate 74% connected

To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew.

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Restitute 74% connected

To restore to a former state.

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Restitute 74% connected

To restore to a former state.

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Restore 74% connected

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.

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Restore 74% connected

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.

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Synonym 3

Renovation 92% connected

The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed.

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Restitution 92% connected

The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification.

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Return 92% connected

To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.

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