reconserve

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ conserve.

Verb

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

1. To conserve again.
   • 1998, Richard L. Zettler, Lee Horne, Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, →ISBN, page xi:

     Furthermore, the preparation of the traveling exhibition offered the Museum's staff an opportunity to restudy, reconserve, and newly photograph the Ur materials.

   • 2000, Chris Caple, Conservation Skills: Judgement, Method, and Decision Making, →ISBN:

     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.

   • 2014, James M. Robinson, The Manichaean Codices of Medinet Madi, →ISBN, page 153:

     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.

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