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wiederherstellen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
  • rehabilitate verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.
  • restore verb To bring something back to its former, usually better, condition.
  • revamp verb To make something better by updating or improving it.

Senses

wiederherstellen is used for these senses in English:

  • make whole (transitive, set phrase) To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
  • rehabilitate (transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.]
  • rehabilitate (transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.]
  • restore (transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
  • revamp (transitive) To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). [from early 19th c.]

redeem — full definition

  1. verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
  2. verb To make up for a fault or bad situation, or to restore someone's good reputation.
  3. verb In religious use, to save someone from sin or wrongdoing.

rehabilitate — full definition

  1. verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.
  2. verb To restore a building, area, or system to good working condition.
  3. verb To restore someone's reputation or good standing.
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