restitute

ˈrɛstɪˌtuːt

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Definition of restitute - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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return

Rare

give something back to its original owner

Rare

He promised to restitute the borrowed book next week..

reimburse

restore

return

restoration

Rare

restore to a previous state or condition

Rare

The museum worked hard to restitute the stolen artifacts..

reinstate

return

compensate

Rare

provide compensation for a loss or damage

Rare

The company agreed to restitute the victims for their losses.

compensate

reimburse

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Origin of restitute

Latin, restituere (to restore)

Examples of restitute in a sentence

The museum decided to restitute the artifact to its country of origin.
The government promised to restitute the land to its original owners.
Efforts were made to restitute the damaged ecosystem.
They promised to restitute the community for the damages.
The insurer will restitute the policyholder promptly.

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French:restituer, restaurer, ...
German:zurückgeben, wiederherstellen, ...
Italian:restituire, restaurare, ...
Spanish:devolver, restaurar, ...
Portuguese:devolver, restaurar, ...
Chinese:归还, 恢复, ...
Japanese:返却する, 復元する, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ, اِسْتَعَادَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחֲזִיר, לְפַצּוֹת, ...
Russian:возвращать, восстанавливать, ...
Ukrainian:повернути, відновити, ...
Hindi:वापस करना, पुनर्स्थापित करना, ...
Bengali:ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া, পুনরুদ্ধার করা, ...
Catalan:retornar, restaurar, ...
Czech:vrátit, obnovit, ...
Danish:returnere, genoprette, ...
Dutch:teruggeven, herstellen, ...
Greek:επιστρέφω, αποκαθιστώ, ...
Hungarian:visszaadni, helyreállítani, ...
Khmer:ប្រគល់ត្រឡប់វិញ, ស្តារឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:반환하다, 복원하다, ...
Persian:بازگرداندن, احیا کردن, ...
Polish:zwrócić, przywrócić, ...
Portuguese (BR):devolver, restaurar, ...
Romanian:a returna, a restitui, ...
Swedish:återlämna, återställa, ...
Thai:คืน, ฟื้นฟู, ...
Turkish:geri vermek, eski haline getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:trả lại, phục hồi, ...

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