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Vinony

restart

verb

  1. to start again or anew
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/ / /ˌɹɪˈstɑɹt/ / /ˌɹɪˈstɑːt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English start English restart From re- + start.

  1. The act of starting something again.

    “After the restart of my browser, the problem went away.”

    “We were stopped by signal soon after this and from the restart we had to lift our vast train up the 1 in 200 to Survilliers.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English start English restart From re- + start.

  1. To start again.

    “All attempts to restart the engine failed.”

    “Another view of Ashchurch station on August 18, 1961, with "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No. 46148 The Manchester Regiment restarting a Worcester-Cheltenham stopping train and a Class 4 2-6-0 at the branch platform on a train from Redditch.”

  2. Synonym of reboot.