decompress, uncompress - restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"

regenerate, renew - re-establish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

rehabilitate - help to re-adapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated"

rehabilitate - restore to a state of good condition or operation

defibrillate - stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks; "The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life"

reinstate - restore to the previous state or rank

reincarnate, renew - cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market"

resurrect, revive - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"

regenerate, renew - re-establish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

give back, refund, repay, return - pay back; "Please refund me my money"

ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

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"

fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"

patch, piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"

cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes"

repoint, point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"

trouble-shoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting"

patch up, patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"

resole, sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes"

revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"

reheel, heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes"

darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"