Sekirov Dictionary

restore

UK /ɹɪˈstɔː/US /ɹɪˈstoɹ/

verb 7
noun 1
forms 7

verb7

•
to make something such as peace or an old right begin again after a time without it
- 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.
- and his hand was restored whole as the other — 1611
•
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. — 1611
•
To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.
- There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
•
To give in place of, or as restitution for.
- He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — 1611
To bring (a note) back to its original signification.
•
(no longer used) To make good; to make amends for.
- But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, / All losses are restored, and sorrows end. — 1609

noun1

•
The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.
- We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.

forms

restor'd · restored · restoredst · restoring · restores · restoreth · restorest

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