Main Entry:

¹store

Pronunciation:

\ˈstȯr\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

stored; stor·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French estorer to establish, restore, supply, from Latin instaurare to resume, restore

Date:

13th century

1: lay away, accumulate <store vegetables for winter use> <an organism that absorbs and stores DDT>2: furnish, supply ; especially : to stock against a future time <store a ship with provisions>3: to place or leave in a location (as a warehouse, library, or computer memory) for preservation or later use or disposal4: to provide storage room for : hold <elevators for storing surplus wheat>

— stor·able \ˈstȯr-ə-bəl\ adjective