restitute vs repay

restitute and repay both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
restitute	No	No	Yes	No
repay	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, repay is a hypernym of restitute; that is, repay is a word with a broader meaning than restitute:

Other hypernyms of restitute include give back, refund, return.

restitute (verb)	repay (verb)
restore to a previous or better condition	answer back
give or bring back	pay back
	make repayment for or return something
	act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions