RESTITUTE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

restitute

verb

Definition of restitute

as in to reimburse

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Recent Examples of restitute In 2023 and 2024, for example, five museums restituted works to the heirs, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Carnegie Museum of Art. — Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Turkey, by the way, is among the world’s laggards in restituting anything. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024 Back in 2007, the Netherlands restituted Isaac van Ostade’s Unloading the Hay Wagon to the heirs of John and Anna Jaffé. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024 The Washington Principles were drafted with the intent of also covering private collections, but there has been far less progress in restituting work now held by individuals, the report found. — Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for restitute

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The funding would reimburse services provided to Oakland County residents, including cancer screenings, annual wellness exams, STI testing and treatment, contraception, and reproductive health counseling.

— Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
That rule was largely started to reimburse students that went to for-profit colleges, it's now being applied to nonprofit colleges.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of reimburse

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As litigation drags on, the plaintiff will necessarily require a higher settlement amount to compensate for the fees incurred so far and this will make the case more difficult to settle.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
To compensate, attackers have increasingly relied on infostealer malware and adversary-in-the–middle attacks.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

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Black said many locals like her were having to rely on others to defend their land, and this was a way to give back.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
For Lwin, who came to the United States as a political refugee from Myanmar and decided to join the Navy as a way to give back, Havoc and its autonomous systems fit his mission.

— Louisa Moller, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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