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RESTITUTE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they restitute ... he / she / it restitutes
Past simple: restituted
Past participle: restituted
-ing form: restituting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Restore to a previous or better condition
Example:
They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Synonyms:
renovate; restitute
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "restitute" is one way to...):
regenerate; renew (reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
restitution (the act of restoring something to its original state)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Give or bring back
Example:
Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner
Synonyms:
restitute; restore
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "restitute" is one way to...):
give back; refund; repay; return (pay back)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derivation:
restitution (getting something back again)
