reinstate
verb (used with object)
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state.
reinstated
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past participleof reinstate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reinstate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reinstateverb (used with object)to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state.
Example Sentences
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She said that after her employees’ federal badges expired last month, they were eventually reinstated until Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
But after City flexed its legal might in a drawn-out appeals process that landed before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the club was cleared and reinstated in European competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Proceedings had earlier been suspended after doubts were raised over Ortiz's mental competence, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi on Tuesday reinstated criminal proceedings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The administration also confirmed in a court filing that it had reinstated the suspended reporters’ badges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In the first year after Nicolae Ceaujescu’s death, when abortion was reinstated in Romania, there was one abortion for every twenty-two Romanians.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
