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In literature, "restitute" frequently signifies the action of restoring something to its original state, whether that be physical, moral, or abstract. It appears in definitions that emphasize renewal and repair [1], while also being used to describe the process of replenishing lost vitality or energy [2]. The word can denote both a literal return to a former place, as in historical or geographical contexts [3], and a metaphoric return—for instance, the moral obligation to amend a wrongful act [4]. Additionally, it features in contexts of political restitution between nations [5] and even personal narratives of returning what has been taken, underscoring complex human emotions [6]. It is sometimes incorporated into proper names, lending a sense of restored importance or reverence [7].
  1. Restituíre, ísc o , ít o , to restitute, to restore vnto, to render, to renew, to repaire, or set againe in his former place.
    — from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio
  2. [265] to the animal in order to restitute its living matter and energy which have been wasted during the active moments of its life activities.
    — from Nervous Ills, Their Cause and Cure by Boris Sidis
  3. 7. The division was taken out within a few days and rested at Arcy-St. Restitute.
    — from Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the German army which participated in the war (1914-1918) by United States. War Department. General Staff
  4. One must give back, indeed; one must restitute because one is liable to die of that which one steals from another.
    — from Work [Travail] by Émile Zola
  5. The Español Government will make de Angleese restitute.
    — from Wild Life in the Land of the Giants: A Tale of Two Brothers by Gordon Stables
  6. The fact is she adores her son, and her heart is breaking at the idea that he may be obliged to restitute what he has stolen from me.
    — from The Lerouge Case by Emile Gaboriau
  7. See Album de Caranda: “Fouilles de Sainte Restitute, de Trugny, d'Armentière, d'Arcy, de Brenny,” etc. WORKS BY MARQUIS DE NADAILLAC.
    — from Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by Nadaillac, Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de

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