overrestore

verb

Etymology

From over- + restore.

  1. derived from restauro
  2. derived from restorer
  3. inherited from restoren
  4. prefixed as overrestore — “over + restore

Definitions

  1. To impair (an old artwork, building, etc.) by restoring it too enthusiastically.

    • “We didn’t want to overrestore it,” Mr. Allen said.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overrestore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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