/res"ti tooht', -tyooht'/ , v. , restituted, restituting .
v.i.
1. to make restitution.
v.t.
2. to make restitution for.
3. to restore to a former state or position.
[ 1350-1400; ME restitutus, ptp. of restituere to set up again, restore, equiv. to re- RE- + -stitu-, var. s. of -stituere (comb. form of statuere to set upright, deriv. of stare to STAND) + -tus ptp. suffix ]