reconserve

R1E1C3O1N1S1E1R1V4E1

verb

To conserve again.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbreconserve (third-person singular simple present reconserves, present participle reconserving, simple past and past participle reconserved)

present singular third person reconserves · participle present reconserving · participle past reconserved · past reconserved

  1. To conserve again.

    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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    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

    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

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APA

reconserve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconserve

MLA

“reconserve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconserve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconserve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconserve.

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