# restore

Pronunciation: US say "ri-STOR" /ɹɪˈstoɹ/; UK say "ri-STAW" /ɹɪˈstɔː/

## Verb

1. To bring something back to good condition after it has fallen into decay or ruin.
   - Simple: To fix something old or damaged so it looks or works well again.
   - _Volunteers spent years working to restore the crumbling cathedral._
   - _The museum carefully restored the ancient mosaic that flooding had damaged._
2. To set up again or bring back into existence.
   - Simple: To bring something back so it exists or works again.
   - _The treaty restored diplomatic relations after decades of hostility._
   - _Engineers worked through the night to restore power to the city._
3. To give back something that has been lost or taken, returning it to its owner.
   - Simple: To give something back to the person who owned it.
   - _The court ordered the gallery to restore the painting to the family it was seized from._
   - _After the appeal, officials restored her confiscated property._
4. To recover data or a system from a backup copy.
   - Simple: To get back saved files from a backup copy.
   - _The technician restored the database from last night's backup._
   - _If the drive fails, you can restore everything from the external disk._
6. To give something in place of what was lost, or as compensation for it.
   - Simple: To give something to make up for a loss.
   - _The insurer restored the cost of the wrecked vehicle in full._
   - _They offered to restore the equivalent value of the spoiled shipment._
7. To bring a note back to its original pitch, canceling a previous sharp or flat.
   - Simple: To bring a musical note back to its normal pitch after a sharp or flat.
   - _Two bars later, a flat sign restores the B to the pitch the key signature gives it._
   - _Young pianists often forget to restore the G in the measure after it was raised._

## Noun

5. In computing, the recovery of data or a whole system from a backup copy.
   - Simple: The act of getting back saved data from a backup copy.
   - _The restore completed successfully overnight._
   - _A failed restore can leave the system in an inconsistent state._

## Verb

8. To make good a loss; to compensate or make amends for a wrong or injury. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To pay back or make up for a loss or wrong done to someone.

## Origin

From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre, formed from re- plus store.

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