to restitute
- verb
- /ˈrɛstəˌtut/
- Efforts are being made to restitute the historic building to its former glory.
Examples
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The museum plans to restitute the ancient artifacts to their rightful owners.
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The court ordered the company to restitute the land to its previous owners.
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After the fire, the museum worked tirelessly to restitute the damaged paintings.
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They will restitute the funds that were mistakenly withdrawn.
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The museum worked hard to restitute the artwork to its rightful place after it was stolen during the war.
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Efforts to restitute the damaged library books helped the community recover from the flood.
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The city aims to restitute historical monuments that were removed in the past.
Synonyms
Make something again after it is damaged or destroyed
Return something like a painting or building to its original working condition
To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job
To repair and improve a building or room so it looks new again
Build again something that was damaged or destroyed
To make something clean and like new by fixing or decorating it
Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed
To repair and return a building or system to good condition
Bring something back to a better or original state
To fix something so it works well again
To fix a building or object so it is usable again
To restore a used product by repairing or rebuilding so it becomes almost new
Antonyms
How Restored
Surface Forms
Morphology
restitute = re + stitute
The prefix 're-' (again/restore) is transparent, but the root 'stitute' is a bound combining form (not a standalone English word), so the meaning is only partly recoverable for typical learners.
Etymology
Restitute comes from re- 'again' and the root statu- 'to set', which you can see in words like statue and stand. So to restitute something is to 'set it back' or put it back into its former condition, which is why it means to restore something to its original or a better state.