restoring

Verb

restore (third-person singular simple present restores, present participle restoring, simple past and past participle restored)

1. (transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
   • to restore harmony among those who are at variance
2. (transitive) To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.
   • and his hand was restored whole as the other1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark iii:5

   Synonyms:

   fix, remit, amend, correct, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch

3. (transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
   • Now therefore restore the man his wife.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis xx:7

   Synonyms:

   give back, return, reinstate, render, revest, surrender

4. (transitive) To give in place of, or as restitution for.
   • He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus xxii:1
5. (transitive) To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.
   • There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
6. (transitive) To bring (a note) back to its original signification.

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