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 disposal
4 : to provide storage room for : hold <elevators for storing surplus wheat>

— stor·able \ˈstȯr-ə-bəl\ adjective