restore

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   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.
2. 2

   To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.

   • and his hand was restored whole as the other
   • our fortune restored after the severest afflictions
3. 3

   To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken)

   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.
   • Loss of Eden, till one greater man / Restore us, and regain the blissful seat.
   • The father banish;d virtue shall restore.
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   1. 4

      To give in place of, or as restitution for.

      • He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
   2. 5

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

      • There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
   3. 6

      To bring (a note) back to its original signification.

   4. 7

      To make good

      To make good; to make amends for.

      • But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, / All losses are restored, and sorrows end.
   5. 8

      The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

      • We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.

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