to restore confidence

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• restore — re‧store [rɪˈstɔː ǁ ɔːr] verb [transitive] 1. to make something return to its former level or condition: • The government s first task will be to restore the economy. restore something to something • a bid to restore the company to profitability… …   Financial and business terms

• confidence — con‧fi‧dence [ˈkɒnfdns ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [uncountable] 1. the feeling that you can trust someone or something to do what they say, work properly etc: • We have every confidence in the team. • Our top priority is to maintain customer confidence in… …   Financial and business terms

• confidence — con|fi|dence W2S2 [ˈkɔnfıdəns US ˈka:n ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling somebody/something is good)¦ 2¦(belief in yourself)¦ 3¦(feeling something is true)¦ 4 gain/win/earn somebody s confidence 5¦(keep information secret)¦ 6 take somebody into your… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• confidence — con|fi|dence [ kanfıdəns ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the belief that you are able to do things well: give someone confidence: Motherhood gave her confidence. gain/lose confidence: The more he fails, the more he loses confidence in his abilities. lack …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• confidence */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈkɑnfɪdəns] noun Word forms confidence : singular confidence plural confidences 1) [uncountable] the belief that you are able to do things well have confidence: He s a nice boy, but he doesn t have much confidence.… …   English dictionary

• restore */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈstɔː(r)] / US [rɪˈstɔr] verb [transitive] Word forms restore : present tense I/you/we/they restore he/she/it restores present participle restoring past tense restored past participle restored 1) to cause a particular situation to exist… …   English dictionary

• restore — re|store [ rı stɔr ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to cause a particular situation to exist again, especially a positive one: By Sunday, electricity had been restored. restore order/peace/calm: The lesson continued when order had been restored.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• restore*/*/ — [rɪˈstɔː] verb [T] 1) to make something exist again The lesson continued when order had been restored.[/ex] The government is trying to restore confidence in the country s economy.[/ex] Doctors say there s a possibility that his sight can be… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• restore to confidence — index reassure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• restore one's faith — index assure (give confidence to) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• confidence — noun 1 belief in others ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ The company needs the full confidence of its investors. ▪ great, high …   Collocations dictionary