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restore.

To reestablish, or bring back into existence.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈstɔː/Received-Pronunciation/ɹɪˈstoɹ/General-American/ɹɪˈsto(ː)ɹ//ɹɪˈstoə/
  1. To reestablish, or bring back into existence.

    transitive
    to restore harmony among those who are at variance
    He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.
  2. To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.

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

    transitive
  4. To give in place of, or as restitution for.

    transitive
  5. To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.

    transitive
    There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
  6. To bring (a note) back to its original signification.

    transitive
  7. To make good; to make amends for.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.

noun/ɹɪˈstɔː/Received-Pronunciation/ɹɪˈstoɹ/General-American/ɹɪˈsto(ː)ɹ//ɹɪˈstoə/
  1. 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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