restored
v.v. to return something to its original, healthy, or good condition. You use this when you fix an old building, a piece of art, or even someone's health.
v. to return something to a former, original, or unimpaired condition. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the entity being repaired or reinstated.
The workers restored the old church to its former beauty.
After the storm damaged the power lines, the utility company worked through the night and restored electricity by morning.
The museum spent years raising funds to ensure the damaged fresco was restored using historically accurate pigments and techniques that would preserve the artist's original intent.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; often used with the preposition 'to' when describing the final state.
The power restored at midnight.The power was restored at midnight.When the subject is the thing being fixed, the passive voice must be used; 'restore' is not typically used intransitively in this context.