RESTITUTE

renovate, restitute

(verb) restore to a previous or better condition; “They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel”

restore, restitute

(verb) give or bring back; “Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

restitute (third-person singular simple present restitutes, present participle restituting, simple past and past participle restituted)

(transitive) To restore (something) to its former condition.

(transitive) To provide recompense for (something).

(transitive) To refund.

Noun

restitute (plural restitutes)

That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute.

Source: Wiktionary

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Res"ti*tute (rs"t*tt), v. t. Etym: [L. restitutus, p. p. of restituere; pref. re- re- + statuere to put, place. See Statute.]

Definition: To restore to a former state. [R.] Dyer.

Res"ti*tute, n.

Definition: That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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