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

transitive To reestablish, or bring back into existence. to restore harmony among those who are at variance
transitive To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin. and his hand was restored whole as the other
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.
transitive To give in place of, or as restitution for. He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
transitive To recover (data, etc.) from a backup. There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
transitive To bring (a note) back to its original signification.
obsolete To make good; to make amends for. But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, / All losses are restored, and sorrows end.

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