restore vs return

return vs restore

restore is not a noun while return is a noun.

restore and return both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
restore	No	No	Yes	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, return is a hypernym of restore; that is, return is a word with a broader meaning than restore:

restore: give or bring back
return: pay back

Other hypernyms of restore include give back, refund, repay.

restore (noun)	return (noun)
	the act of going back to a prior location
	a coming to or returning home
	getting something back again
	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

restore (verb)	return (verb)
get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate	go back to a previous state
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken	be restored
give or bring back	go back to something earlier
bring back into original existence, use, function, or position	answer back
return to its original or usable and functioning condition	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
	pass down
	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

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