English Explanatory Dictionary

restore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
  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.
  4. To give in place of, or as restitution for.
  5. To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.
  6. To bring (a note) back to its original signification.
  7. To make good; to make amends for.
noun
  1. The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

Pronunciation

rĭstôʹ /ɹɪˈstɔː/ rĭstôrʹ /ɹɪˈstoɹ/ rĭstōrʹ /ɹɪˈsto(ː)ɹ/ /ɹɪˈstoə/ en-us-restore.ogg

Word forms

restore restores restoring restored no-table-tags glossary restorest restoredst restoreth

Etymology

From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.

Synonyms

fix remit amend correct fix up furbish retrieve make whole mend patch put to rights rectify recondition reform refurbish remediate remedy renew renovate restore restrive revamp right deconvert reconvert rehabilitate restitute revert roll back give back return reinstate render revest surrender

Related words

restoration restorative restorer

Derived words

misrestore overrestore rerestore restorability restorable restoral restorement unrestore

Translations

Arabic: اِسْتَعَادَ Armenian: վերականգնել Azerbaijani: bərpa etmək Basque: zaharberritu Bulgarian: реставри́рам Bulgarian: реституи́рам Catalan: restaurar Chinese Mandarin: 修復 /修复 Danish: gendanne Danish: genskabe Danish: genoprette Dutch: restaureren Dutch: terugzetten Dutch: herstellen Esperanto: restaŭri Estonian: ennistama Finnish: restauroida Finnish: palauttaa Finnish: peruskorjata Finnish: entisöidä French: rétablir French: rendre French: restituer Galician: restaurar Georgian: აღადგენს Georgian: შეაკეთებს German: restaurieren Greek: επαναφέρω Greek: επιστρέφω Hebrew: הֶחְזִיר Hungarian: helyreállít Hungarian: restaurál Hungarian: visszaad Ido: restaurar Italian: riportare Italian: rimettere Italian: ristabilire Italian: restituire Italian: ritornare Italian: dare indietro Japanese: 取り戻す Japanese: 復旧させる Khmer: ស្តារ Korean: 복구하다 Latin: referō Latin: reddō Latvian: restaurēt Māori: whakamātūtū Māori: haumanu Māori: tāmata Māori: whakahaumanu Māori: whakaauraki Occitan: restaurar Polish: odnawiać Polish: odnowić Portuguese: restaurar Portuguese: recuperar Portuguese: restituir Romanian: restaura Russian: восстана́вливать Russian: восстанови́ть Serbo-Croatian: обна́вљати Serbo-Croatian: обно̀вити Serbo-Croatian: obnávljati Serbo-Croatian: obnòviti Slovak: obnovovať Slovak: obnoviť Slovene: restavrirati Slovene: povrniti Spanish: restaurar Swedish: återställ Turkish: onarmak Turkish: tamir etmek Vietnamese: khôi phục Vietnamese: phục hồi Welsh: adfer Welsh: edfryd
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