restitution
nounRestoration or repayment for a loss or injury.
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Clear all filtersRestoration or repayment for a loss or injury.
To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.
Control over one's impulses, or a limit placed on an action.
Control of impulses
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Spreading or growing without effective restraint.
Strongly opposing change and seeking a return to earlier social or political arrangements.
To summarize the main points of something.
To restore harmony or make differing accounts or ideas consistent.
Make consistent
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Lying down or reclining.
To recover strength or well-being after strain or illness.
One word family: also includes recuperation.
To hold oneself back from doing something.
To renovate or improve the condition and appearance of something.
To renew, restore, or develop again.
To help restore ability, condition, or standing after damage, difficulty, or a period of exclusion.
The process of restoring someone or something to a better condition or constructive role.
Repayment of money someone has spent or lost.
To repeat something for emphasis or clarity.
One word family: also includes reiteration.
To restore freshness, energy, or a more youthful condition.
To repair or improve an old or damaged building or object.
To restore a supply that has been used up.
Restrained in expressing feelings or in speaking and acting around others.
A short period of rest or relief from something difficult.
To revive or bring back into active use.
Reluctant to speak freely or reveal one's thoughts.
To revise or rebuild something substantially.
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