Collocations for restore - verb
1. bring back a situation/feeling
VERB + restore
need to
We need to restore public confidence in the industry.
We need to restore public confidence in the industry.
attempt to,
seek to,
try to,
work to
help (to)
manage to
fail to
be designed to, be intended to
help (to)
manage to
fail to
be designed to, be intended to
PHRASES
an attempt to restore sth,
an effort to restore sth
an attempt to restore the company's finances
an attempt to restore the company's finances
be aimed at restoring sth
measures to restore sth
a way of restoring sth, a way to restore sth
measures to restore sth
a way of restoring sth, a way to restore sth
2. repair/rebuild sth
ADVERB
completely,
fully
partially, partly
beautifully
carefully, faithfully, lovingly, meticulously, painstakingly
successfully, sympathetically
extensively
The interior has recently been extensively restored.
partially, partly
beautifully
carefully, faithfully, lovingly, meticulously, painstakingly
successfully, sympathetically
extensively
The interior has recently been extensively restored.
digitally
The film has been digitally restored and remastered.
The film has been digitally restored and remastered.
PHRASES
newly restored,
recently restored
restore sth to its former glory
The buildings have now been restored to their former glory.
restore sth to its former glory
The buildings have now been restored to their former glory.
Restore is used with these nouns as the object:
balance, building, calm, confidence, credibility, democracy, dignity, discipline, electricity, faith, flow, funding, habitat, harmony, health, honour, independence, integrity, mill, monarchy, morale, normality, order, painting, peace, penalty, pride, profitability, relation, reputation, right, semblance, service, sight, stability, status quo, supply, system, trust, unity, vigour, vision, vitality
balance, building, calm, confidence, credibility, democracy, dignity, discipline, electricity, faith, flow, funding, habitat, harmony, health, honour, independence, integrity, mill, monarchy, morale, normality, order, painting, peace, penalty, pride, profitability, relation, reputation, right, semblance, service, sight, stability, status quo, supply, system, trust, unity, vigour, vision, vitality