misrestore
misrestore verb: to restore improperly; to err in the restoration of.
Verb
misrestore (third-person singular simple present misrestores, present participle misrestoring, simple past and past participle misrestored)
- To restore improperly; to err in the restoration of.
- Using vase paintings, it has been possible to correct the arm positions that the Naples Museum had misrestored.2003, Louis Crompton, Homosexuality and Civilization, page 29
- The musician plays the long-necked lute, and the fact that its neck extends up towward the right-hand dancer's face, while the middle part of the instrument has been virtually obliterated by water streaming in through the vault, caused the Spanish team to identify the woman as a flautist—and...2004, Garth Fowden, Quṣayr ʻAmra: Art and the Umayyad Elite in Late Antique Syria, page 67
Forms of misrestore
| third-person singular present | misrestores |
|---|---|
| present participle | misrestoring |
| past participle | misrestored |
| past | misrestored |
Origin of misrestore
From mis- + restore.
Questions about misrestore
- What does misrestore mean?
- Misrestore means to restore improperly; to err in the restoration of.
- What part of speech is misrestore?
- Misrestore is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misrestore?
- The past tense of misrestore is misrestored.
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