overrestore en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + restore.
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overrestores | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overrestoring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overrestored | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overrestored | Tense=Past | lexicographic |