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rerestore en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + restore.

Meanings

1. To restore again.
   • The corner has, however, been turned, and it is now clear that dentists are acknowledging many of the drawbacks of yesterday's restorative philosophy and are adopting a more cautious approach when deciding whether or not to restore or rerestore; and when they do restore, they are being more conservative in their cavity preparations. 1987, Richard J. Elderton, Positive Dental Prevention: The Prevention in Childhood of Dental Disease in Adult Life, page 57:
   • When they got rid of that, the museum personnel put it all back, but they did not make any attempt to rerestore what we had restored. 2012, Abbye A. Gorin, Conversations with Samuel Wilson, →ISBN:
   • As analytical technology has advanced, Colonial Williamsburg has grappled with the philosophical complexities of how best to rerestore, how much to intervene, how to reinterpret reconstructions that are in themselves historic, and how, in the process, to create new learning opportunities for visitors. 1996, Association for Preservation Technology Communique, page 7:

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