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restitute

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res⋅ti⋅tute

  [res-ti-toot, -tyoot] verb, -tut⋅ed, -tut⋅ing.
Use restitute in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to make restitution.
–verb (used with object)
2. to make restitution for.
3. to restore to a former state or position.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L restitūtus, ptp. of restituere to set up again, restore, equiv. to re- re- + -stitū-, var. s. of -stituere (comb. form of statuere to set upright, deriv. of stāre to stand ) + -tus ptp. suffix
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res·ti·tute   (rěs'tĭ-tōōt', -tyōōt')   
v.   res·ti·tut·ed, res·ti·tut·ing, res·ti·tutes

v.   tr.

  1. To bring back to a former condition; restore.

  2. To refund.

v.   intr.
To undergo restitution.

[Latin restituere, restitūt- : re-, re- + statuere, to set up; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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