overrestore
overrestore verb: to impair (an old artwork, building, etc.) by restoring it too enthusiastically.
Verb
overrestore (third-person singular simple present overrestores, present participle overrestoring, simple past and past participle overrestored)
- To impair (an old artwork, building, etc.) by restoring it too enthusiastically.
- “We didn’t want to overrestore it,” Mr. Allen said.2008 June 14, David W. Dunlap, “A Father’s Tribute to Three Dead Daughters Is Restored”, in New York Times
Forms of overrestore
| third-person singular present | overrestores |
|---|---|
| present participle | overrestoring |
| past participle | overrestored |
| past | overrestored |
Origin of overrestore
From over- + restore.
Questions about overrestore
- What does overrestore mean?
- Overrestore means to impair (an old artwork, building, etc.) by restoring it too enthusiastically.
- What part of speech is overrestore?
- Overrestore is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overrestore?
- The past tense of overrestore is overrestored.
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