instate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
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Obsolete. to endow with something.
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Origin of instate
Example Sentences
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Orozco noted that there have been attempts in the past to instate a fee for asylum applications, including during Trump’s first term, but it was only around $50 and never ended up materializing.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2025
The backing from ValueAct and Blackwells arrives as Peltz’s hedge fund, Trian Fund Management, has escalated its campaign to instate Peltz as a board member, an effort backed by former Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
Neither home team has taken a lead in the first four games of the first postseason meeting between the instate AL West rivals.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Dr. Paul Winston, a physiatrist in British Columbia, said on one hand that leads to some tension because hospitals don't have a choice on whether to instate a mask policy or not.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023
They expressed a cordial readiness to instate him in the position which his father had occupied.
From Alexander the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
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