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reconserve en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + conserve.

Meanings

1. To conserve again.
   • Whether the disadvantages or advantages in using plexiglass over conserving the leaves between simple glass panes will dominate will become clear after a few years, when it becomes necessary to reconserve the leaves again. 2014, James M. Robinson, The Manichaean Codices of Medinet Madi, →ISBN, page 153:
   • Though well intentioned, using traditional materials can make it difficult to distinguish between original and restoration work, making it impossible to accurately remove restoration work and reconserve the building. 2000, Chris Caple, Conservation Skills: Judgement, Method, and Decision Making, →ISBN:
   • Furthermore, the preparation of the traveling exhibition offered the Museum's staff an opportunity to restudy, reconserve, and newly photograph the Ur materials. 1998, Richard L. Zettler, Lee Horne, Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, →ISBN, page xi:

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