restitute

restitute
a) To restore (something) to its former condition or to provide recompense for (something).

. . . when Frederick M. (Bantam) Lyons had rapidly and successively requested, perused and restituted the copy of the current issue of the Freemans Journal and National Press which he had been about to throw away (subsequently thrown away), he had proceeded towards the oriental edifice of the Turkish and Warm Baths. . . .

b) To refund.

What I spill in talk or acts rarely is restituted in writing.

See Also: restitution

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  • Restitute — Res ti*tute (r?s t?*t?t), v. t. [L. restitutus, p. p. of restituere; pref. re re + statuere to put, place. See {Statute}.] To restore to a former state. [R.] Dyer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Restitute — Res ti*tute, n. That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • restitute — index bear the expense, recoup (reimburse), replace, restore (renew) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • restitute — late 14c., from Fr. restituer (14c.) or directly from L. restituere (see RESTITUTION (Cf. restitution)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • restitute — verb ( tuted; tuting) Etymology: Latin restitutus, past participle of restituere Date: circa 1500 transitive verb 1. to restore to a former state or position 2. give back; especially refund intransitive verb to undergo restitution …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • restitute — /res ti tooht , tyooht /, v., restituted, restituting. v.i. 1. to make restitution. v.t. 2. to make restitution for. 3. to restore to a former state or position. [1350 1400; ME < L restitutus, ptp. of restituere to set up again, restore, equiv.… …   Universalium

  • restitute — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To bring back to a previous normal condition: rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, rehabilitate, reinstate, rejuvenate, renovate, restore. See HELP. 2. To give back, especially money: refund, reimburse, repay …   English dictionary for students

  • restitute — restɪtuːt / tju v. make reparations, compensate, reimburse, remunerate; restore to a previous condition …   English contemporary dictionary

  • restitute — res·ti·tute …   English syllables

  • restitute — /ˈrɛstətjut/ (say restuhtyooht) verb (t) 1. to make restitution (of). –verb (i) 2. to make restitution …  

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