restitute Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give or bring back
    restore.
    • Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner
  2. verb restore to a previous or better condition
    renovate.
    • They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

WordNet

Res"ti*tute transitive verb
Etymology
L. restitutus, p. p. of restituere; pref. re- re- + statuere to put, place. See Statute.
Definitions
  1. To restore to a former state. R. Dyer.
Res"ti*tute noun
Definitions
  1. That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute. R.

Webster 1913