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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restore

/ɹɪˈstoɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
re-store
IPA
/ɹɪˈstoɹ/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reestablish, or bring back into existence.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.

Transitive verb

verb

To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

Transitive verb

verb

To give in place of, or as restitution for.

Transitive verb

verb

To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring (a note) back to its original signification.

Transitive verb

verb

To make good; to make amends for.

Obsolete

noun

The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈstoɹ/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈstɔː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

restores (present, singular) restoring (participle, present) restored (participle, past) restored (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) restored (first person, past) restorest (archaic, present) restored (past, second person) restoredst (archaic, past) restoreth (archaic, present) restored (past, singular)

Derived Forms

misrestore overrestore rerestore restorability restorable restoral restorement unrestore

Frequently Paired Words

restoration restorative restorer

Synonyms

fix remit amend correct fix up furbish retrieve make whole mend patch put to rights rectify

Rhymes With

for or your more before four war d'or door store floor anymore

Questions

How do you pronounce restore?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈstoɹ/.
What does restore mean?
To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
Where does restore come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce restore

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