restore
To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
Verb 4 meanings
To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
“to restore harmony among those who are at variance”
To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.
To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
To give in place of, or as restitution for.
Noun 1 meaning
The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.
“We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.”
Etymology
From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.
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RESTORE at a glance
RESTORE has 7 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,261 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with restore
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- RESCORE9
- RESTOKE11
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