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overrestored

overrestored is the simple past and past participle of overrestore.

Meaning of overrestore

Verb

overrestore (third-person singular simple present overrestores, present participle overrestoring, simple past and past participle overrestored)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about overrestored

What is overrestored the simple past and past participle of?
Overrestored is the simple past and past participle of overrestore.

Words near overrestored in the dictionary

  1. overresponsiveness
  2. overresponsivity
  3. overrested
  4. overrestoration
  5. overrestore
  6. overrestored
  7. overrestoring
  8. overrestrain
  9. overrestrained
  10. overrestraining
  11. overrestrains

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