RESTITUTE Res"ti*tute (rs"t*tt), v. t. Etym: [L. restitutus, p. p. of restituere; pref. re- re- + statuere to put, place. See Statute.]
Defn: To restore to a former state. [R.] Dyer.
RESTITUTE
Res"ti*tute, n.
Defn: That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute. [R.]
RESTITUTION
Res`ti*tu"tion (rs`t*t"shn), n. Etym: [F. restitution, L. restitutio.
See Restitute, v.]
1. The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification. A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown. Spenser. He restitution to the value makes. Sandys.
2. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroved; compensation.
3. (Physics)
Defn: The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body.
4. (Med.)