restore.
To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
Meaning & usage
To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
to restore harmony among those who are at variance
He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.
To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.
To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
To give in place of, or as restitution for.
To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.
There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
To bring (a note) back to its original signification.
To make good; to make amends for.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.
The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.
We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.
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