repair vs restore

repair

verb
  • To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. 

  • to pair again 

  • To transfer oneself to another place. 

  • To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for. 

noun
  • The act of repairing something. 

  • The result of repairing something. 

  • The condition of something, in respect of need for repair. 

  • A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt. 

  • The act of repairing or resorting to a place. 

restore

verb
  • To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin. 

  • To give in place of, or as restitution for. 

  • To recover (data, etc.) from a backup. 

  • To bring (a note) back to its original signification. 

  • To reestablish, or bring back into existence. 

  • To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace. 

noun
  • The act of recovering data or a system from a backup. 

How often have the words repair and restore occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )