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restitute (iou)



restitute verb. Pa. pple -tuted, -tute. LME.
[Latin restitut- pa. ppl stem of restituere restore, formed as RE- + statuere set up, establish.]
verb trans. Restore to a position or status; reinstate, rehabilitate. Now rare. LME.
verb trans. & intrans. Hand back, refund, return, (something). E18.
verb intrans. Genetics. Of a break in a chromosome or chromatid: be rejoined. M20.