restitute

• vt. 复原；归还；补偿

re-,再，重新，-stit,站立，词源同 stand,institute.即重新站立，重新建立，引申词义复原，后 用于指归还，赔偿。

restitute (v.)

late 14c., from French restituer (14c.) or from Latin restitutus, past participle of restituere "restore, replace" (see restitution).

1. He was obliged to restitute the money to its owner.

他被迫将钱还给失主.

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2. The court ordered the people living in the house to restitute it to its rightful owners.

法庭命令住这房子的人把房子归还其合法的主人.

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