Restore Definition

rĭ-stôr

restored, restores, restoring

verb

restored, restores, restoring

To bring back to a former or normal condition, as by repairing, rebuilding, altering, etc.

To restore a building, painting, etc.

Webster's New World

To place in a former position or location.

Restored the book to the shelf.

American Heritage

To bring back into being, use, etc.; reestablish.

To restore order, a system of government, etc.

Webster's New World

To give back (something taken away, lost, etc.); make restitution of.

Webster's New World

To put (a person) back in a place, position, rank, etc.

To restore a king to his throne.

Webster's New World

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noun

(computing) The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

Wiktionary

Origin of Restore

Middle English restoren from Old French restorer from Latin restaurāre stā- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French restorer (Modern French: restaurer), from Latin restaurare.

From Wiktionary