Demolish vs. Restore

Demolishverb

To destroy.

‘They demolished the old mill and put up four townhouses.’;

Restoreverb

(transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.

‘to restore harmony among those who are at variance’; ‘He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.’;

Demolishverb

To defeat or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).

Restoreverb

(transitive) To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.

Demolishverb

To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall.

‘I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground.’;

Restoreverb

(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

Demolishverb

destroy completely;

‘the wrecking ball demolished the building’; ‘demolish your enemies’; ‘pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand’;

Restoreverb

(transitive) To give in place of, or as restitution for.

Demolishverb

humiliate or depress completely;

‘She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation’; ‘The death of her son smashed her’;

Restoreverb

(computing) To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.

‘There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.’;

Demolishverb

defeat soundly;

‘The home team demolished the visitors’;

Restoreverb

(obsolete) To make good; to make amends for.

Restorenoun

(computing) The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

Restoreverb

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.

‘Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions.’; ‘And his hand was restored whole as the other.’;

Restoreverb

To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace.

‘Now therefore restore the man his wife.’; ‘Loss of Eden, till one greater manRestore us, and regain the blissful seat.’; ‘The father banished virtue shall restore.’;

Restoreverb

To renew; to reëstablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance.

Restoreverb

To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.

‘He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.’;

Restoreverb

To make good; to make amends for.

‘But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,All losses are restored, and sorrows end.’;

Restoreverb

To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc.

Restorenoun

Restoration.

Restoreverb

return to its original or usable and functioning condition;

‘restore the forest to its original pristine condition’;

Restoreverb

return to life; get or give new life or energy;

‘The week at the spa restored me’;

Restoreverb

give or bring back;

‘Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner’;

Restoreverb

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken;

‘She repaired her TV set’; ‘Repair my shoes please’;

Restoreverb

bring back into original existence, use, function, or position;

‘restore law and order’; ‘reestablish peace in the region’; ‘restore the emperor to the throne’;

Restoreverb

bring back or re-establish (a previous right, practice, or situation)

‘order was eventually restored by riot police’; ‘the government restored confidence in the housing market’;

Restoreverb

return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position

‘the effort to restore him to office isn't working’;

Restoreverb

repair or renovate (a building, work of art, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition

‘the building has been lovingly restored’;

Restoreverb

give (something stolen, taken away, or lost) back to the original owner or recipient

‘the government will restore land to those who lost it through confiscation’;