restore
//ɹɪˈstɔː//
Forms
- present (v1)
- restore
- past (v2)
- restored
- past participle (v3)
- restored
- present participle
- restoring
- 3rd person singular
- restores
- Plural
- restores
Definitions
1.To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
- 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.
3.To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
- Now therefore restore the man his wife.
- The father banish;d virtue shall restore.
- Loss of Eden, till one greater man / Restore us, and regain the blissful seat.
4.To give in place of, or as restitution for.
- He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
1.The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.
- We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2762
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre.
By surface analysis, re- + store.