ristabilire

to restore

verb ree-stah-bee-LEE-reh Rare

Also means

to re-establish

Usage Note

Ristabilire means to restore something (order, health, a situation) to its previous state. The reflexive ristabilirsi means 'to recover' from an illness: si è ristabilito dopo l'operazione ('he recovered after the operation'). It belongs to the -ire verb class (like finire), conjugated with the -isc- infix in the present: ristabilisco, ristabilisci…

Examples

"Ci vorrà tempo per ristabilire la fiducia."

Natural Translation

It will take time to restore trust.

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