"unrestore" meaning in English

See unrestore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unrestores [present, singular, third-person], unrestoring [participle, present], unrestored [participle, past], unrestored [past]
Etymology: un- + restore Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|restore}} un- + restore Head templates: {{en-verb}} unrestore (third-person singular simple present unrestores, present participle unrestoring, simple past and past participle unrestored)
  1. To undo work that was done to restore something.
    Sense id: en-unrestore-en-verb-m9gFeRx- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2001, J. Michael Feazell, The Liberation of the Worldwide Church of God, page 113",
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