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Added 2 October 2026

restore

/ɹɪˈstɔː/ verb

In Latin: restaurō, restituō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about restore at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

noun

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

Origin

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

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