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S: (v) restore, reconstruct (return to its original or usable and functioning condition) "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

S: (v) regenerate, restore, rejuvenate (return to life; get or give new life or energy) "The week at the spa restored me"

S: (v) restore, restitute (give or bring back) "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
S: (v) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken) "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

S: (v) tinker, fiddle (try to fix or mend) "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
S: (v) fill (plug with a substance) "fill a cavity"
S: (v) piece, patch (repair by adding pieces) "She pieced the china cup"
S: (v) cobble (repair or mend) "cobble shoes"
S: (v) point, repoint (repair the joints of bricks) "point a chimney"
S: (v) trouble-shoot, troubleshoot (solve problems) "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting"
S: (v) patch, patch up (mend by putting a patch on) "patch a hole"
S: (v) sole, resole (put a new sole on) "sole the shoes"
S: (v) vamp, revamp (provide (a shoe) with a new vamp) "revamp my old boots"
S: (v) heel, reheel (put a new heel on) "heel shoes"
S: (v) darn (repair by sewing) "darn socks"

S: (v) restore, reinstate, reestablish (bring back into original existence, use, function, or position) "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"