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Restore

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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Broader term 13

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Ameliorate 76% connected

To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

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Amend 76% connected

To change or modify in any way for the better

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Better 76% connected

Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Improve 76% connected

To disprove or make void; to refute.

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Meliorate 76% connected

To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Refund 76% connected

To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.

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Regenerate 76% connected

Reproduced.

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Renew 76% connected

To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re/stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

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Repay 76% connected

To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

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Return 76% connected

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

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Manner of action 18

Cobble 76% connected

A fishing boat. See Coble.

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Darn 76% connected

To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread.

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Fiddle 76% connected

A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.

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Fill 76% connected

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

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Heel 76% connected

To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.

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Patch 76% connected

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…

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Piece 76% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

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Point 76% connected

To appoint.

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Redeem 76% connected

To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.

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Rehabilitate 76% connected

To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify again; to restore, as a d…

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Reinstate 76% connected

To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king…

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Renew 76% connected

To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re/stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.

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Resurrect 76% connected

To take from the grave; to disinter.

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Revamp 76% connected

To vamp again; hence, to patch up; to reconstruct.

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Revive 76% connected

To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.

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Sole 76% connected

Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidae, especially the common European species (Solea v…

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Tinker 76% connected

A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.

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Vamp 76% connected

To advance; to travel.

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Derivationally related 8

Reconstructive 74% connected

Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.

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Reconstructive 74% connected

Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.

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Restoration 74% connected

The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restora…

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Restoration 74% connected

The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restora…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Return 74% connected

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

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Return 74% connected

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

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Synonym 11

Bushel 92% connected

A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Doctor 92% connected

A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge learned man.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fix 92% connected

Fixed; solidified.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mend 92% 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…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reconstruct 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reestablish 92% connected

To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to reestablish a covenant; to reestablish health.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Regenerate 92% connected

Reproduced.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reinstate 92% connected

To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rejuvenate 92% connected

To render young again.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Repair 92% connected

To return.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Restitute 92% connected

To restore to a former state.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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