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Restore vs Retreat - What's the difference?

restore | retreat |

As nouns the difference between restore and retreat

is that restore is (computing) the act of recovering data or a system from a backup while retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

As verbs the difference between restore and retreat

is that restore is to reestablish, or bring back into existence while retreat is to withdraw military forces.

restore

English

Noun

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

    • Verb

    (restor)
  • To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
    • to restore harmony among those who are at variance
    He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.
  • To bring back to a previous condition or state.
  • * Bible, Mark iii. 5
    • and his hand was restored whole as the other
  • * Prior
    • our fortune restored after the severest afflictions
  • To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
  • * Bible, Genesis xx. 7
    • Now therefore restore the man his wife.
  • * Milton
    • Loss of Eden, till one greater man / Restore us, and regain the blissful seat.
  • * Dryden
    • The father banished virtue shall restore .
  • To give in place of, or as restitution for.
  • * Bible, Exodus xxii. 1
    • He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
  • (computing) To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.
    • There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
  • (obsolete) To make good; to make amends for.
  • * Shakespeare
    • But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, / All losses are restored , and sorrows end.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * restoration * restorer

    Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs

    retreat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
  • * Shakespeare
    • In a retreat he outruns any lackey.
  • The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
  • A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
  • * L'Estrange
    • He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat .
  • * Dryden
    • That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
  • A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
  • A period of meditation, prayer or study.
  • Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
  • A signal for a military withdrawal.
  • A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
  • A military ceremony to lower the flag.
  • (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.

    • See also

    * religious retreat

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To withdraw military forces.

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