restore



restore someone's trust in something

 and restore someone's belief in something; restore someone's faith in something
to reinstate someone's belief, faith, trust, etc., in something. I knew that a good performance on the test would restore my parents' belief in me. Her faith was restored in the government.
See also: restore, trust

restore something to someone

to give something back to someone; to cause something to be returned to someone. I will restore the man's wallet to him after we lock the thief up. His wallet was restored to him by a police officer.
See also: restore

restore something to something

to bring something to its original state. The state restored the park to its original condition. The government forced the mining company to restore the area to its original state.
See also: restore

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Deane[di:n]
AndiAN-deeEnglish
DulcieDUL-seeEnglish
Jovanka-Serbian, Macedonian
Fusun-Turkish
AislingASH-ling Irish