RESTITUTE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they restitute ... he / she / it restitutes

Past simple: restituted

Past participle: restituted

-ing form: restituting

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)

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)