
restitute(动词,较正式):归还、返还(不当取得之物或财产);赔偿、补偿以恢复原状。(常见于法律、道德或正式语境;更常用的同义表达是 restore / return / make restitution。)
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They were ordered to restitute the stolen paintings to the museum.
他们被命令将被盗的画作归还给博物馆。
After the fraud was uncovered, the company agreed to restitute investors for their losses and revise its practices.
欺诈被揭露后,该公司同意对投资者的损失进行赔偿,并整改其做法。
来自拉丁语 restituere,由 **re-**(“再、回”)+ statuere(“使站立、建立”)构成,原义是“使恢复原位、重新确立”,因此引申出“返还、恢复、赔偿”的含义。