Restore

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Origin

From Old French restorer (Modern French: restaurer), from Latin restaurare.

Full definition of restore

Noun

1. (computing) The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

Verb

1. (transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.to restore harmony among those who are at varianceHe restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.
2. (transitive) To bring back to a previous condition or state.
• Bible, Mark iii. 5and his hand was restored whole as the other
• Priorour fortune restored after the severest afflictions
3. (transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
• Bible, Genesis xx. 7Now therefore restore the man his wife.
• MiltonLoss of Eden, till one greater man
  Restore us, and regain the blissful seat.
• DrydenThe father banished virtue shall restore.
4. (transitive) To give in place of, or as restitution for.
• Bible, Exodus xxii. 1He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
5. (computing) To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
6. (obsolete) To make good; to make amends for.
• ShakespeareBut if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
  All losses are restored, and sorrows end.

Synonyms

Related terms

• restoration
• restorer

Anagrams

• retroes