Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misrestore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-re-store
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To restore improperly; to err in the restoration of.

Example Sentences

"Using vase paintings, it has been possible to correct the arm positions that the Naples Museum had misrestored."
"The musician plays the long-necked lute, and the fact that its neck extends up towward the right-hand dancer's face, while the middle part of the instrument has been virtually obliterated by water streaming in through the vault, caused the Spanish team to identify the woman as a flautist—and perhaps to misrestore her right hand."
"Note that Labat, RSO32.117, 121 misrestores and consequently mistranslates this passage."

Etymology

From mis- + restore.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misrestores (present, singular) misrestoring (participle, present) misrestored (participle, past) misrestored (past)

Questions

What does misrestore mean?: To restore improperly; to err in the restoration of.
Where does misrestore come from?: From mis- + restore.

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