instate

[ in-steyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·stat·ed, in·stat·ing.

1. to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
2. Obsolete. to endow with something.

instate

/ ɪnˈsteɪt /

verb

1. tr to place in a position or office; install

Derived Forms

• inˈstatement, noun

Other Words From

• in·statement noun
• unin·stated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of instate¹

1595–1605; in- ² + state (noun); reinstate

Example Sentences

Recently, for instance, Giffords called for Arizona to re-instate transplant funding for poor people, which Brewer had axed.

From The Daily Beast

Instate Republicans insist that O'Donnell is focused on doing local media and appealing to the state's voters.

From The Daily Beast

And yet the authorities Dr. Luther wishes to re-instate are older than those he attacks.

From Project Gutenberg

I have made this long preamble about it to induce you, if possible, to re-instate us in your mother's good graces.

From Project Gutenberg

Another was to re-instate some men who had been discharge for cause.

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A promise made to Sara Coleridge to re-instate the washing-tub was, alas!

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Alternatively, the state can instate an efficient court system, aided by active law enforcement agencies.

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