Restitute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give or bring back

restore to a previous or better condition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻstˈɪɾuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪstˈɪtjuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪstˈɪtjuːt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻstˈɪɾuːt/.

Examples

Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner
They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

renovate restore

Parts of Speech

verb	give or bring back “Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner”
verb	restore to a previous or better condition “They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel”

Word Forms

restoration	noun	getting something back again
restitution	noun	getting something back again
renovation	noun	the state of being restored to its former good condition
renovator	noun	a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erstatten

geben oder zurückbringen

🇫🇷French

restituer

donner ou rapporter

🇪🇸Spanish

restituir

dar o traer de vuelta

🇮🇹Italian

restituire

dare o riportare indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

terugbetalen

geven of terugbrengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

restituir

dar ou trazer de volta

🇷🇺Russian

возмещать

отдать или вернуть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनर्स्थापित करें

देना या वापस लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনঃপ্রতিষ্ঠা

দিন বা ফিরিয়ে আনুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓய்வு

கொடு அல்லது திரும்ப கொண்டு வாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పునఃస్థాపన

ఇవ్వండి లేదా తిరిగి తీసుకురండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनर्स्थापना

द्या किंवा परत आणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુનઃસ્થાપન

આપો અથવા પાછા લાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ

ನೀಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮರಳಿ ತನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്രമം

നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തിരികെ കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੜ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕਰੋ

ਦਿਓ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਪਸ ਲਿਆਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بحالی

دینا یا واپس لانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

归还

给予或带回

🇯🇵Japanese

取り戻す

与えるか持ち帰るか

🇰🇷Korean

복원하다

주거나 돌려받다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn lại

cho hoặc mang lại

🇹🇭Thai

ชดใช้

ให้หรือนำกลับมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengganti

memberi atau membawa kembali

🇵🇭Filipino

ibalik

ibigay o ibalik

🇲🇾Malay

ganti rugi

memberi atau membawa balik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعويض

إعطاء أو العودة

🇮🇷Persian

استرداد

دادن یا بازگرداندن

🇹🇷Turkish

tazminat vermek

ver ya da geri getir

🇮🇱Hebrew

להחזיר

לתת או להחזיר

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The primary meaning of 'restitute' is 'give or bring back'.

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