restitute
Give back property
Restitute means to restore something to its original condition or return it to its rightful owner.
The verb is rare compared to its noun form restitution, appearing mainly in legal or formal contexts: The court ordered the company to restitute the funds.
To restitute is to make whole again—returning property, compensating for loss, or undoing damage.
Return money owed
- repayReturn money owed
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- remuneratePay for services
satisfy · rectify · quittance · compensation · atone · recoup · disburse · settle
Go back again
- reinstateReturn to previous position
- remandReturn for further proceedings
- disgorgeExpel contents forcefully
- indemnifyGuarantee against loss
compensate · redress · reparation · recompense · damages · settlement · remedy · court
Compensation for wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
repentance · expiation · contrition · remorse · forgiveness · absolution · mea culpa · reform
Recovery from injury/addiction
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- renewalMaking current again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
reclamation · reinstatement · revival · reconstitution · recuperation · mending
reimburse
Return money owed
remunerate · satisfy · rectify · quittance · compensation · atone · recoup · disburse · settle · defray
return
Go back again
- reinstateReturn to previous position
- remandReturn for further proceedings
- disgorgeExpel contents forcefully
indemnify · compensate · redress · reparation · recompense · damages · settlement · remedy · court · verdict
atonement
Compensation for wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
reconciliation · repentance · expiation · contrition · remorse · forgiveness · absolution · mea culpa · reform · rectification
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- renewalMaking current again
regeneration · reclamation · reinstatement · revival · reconstitution · recuperation · mending
restituteconfiscate
Seize by authority
seize · expropriate · appropriate · take · dispossess
- restitution claimsDemands for wrongful-loss recovery
- financial restitutionMoney paid for harm