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overrestoring

overrestoring is the present participle and gerund 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 overrestoring

What is overrestoring the present participle and gerund of?
Overrestoring is the present participle and gerund of overrestore.

Words near overrestoring in the dictionary

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

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