instate
Americanverb (used with object)
-
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
-
Obsolete. to endow with something.
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of instate
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
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
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
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Houston Astros know they are in for quite a fight to overtake their instate rival to win another AL West title.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
State: It’s a rematch of last year’s instate Atlantic Division thriller when No. 10 Wake Forest visits Raleigh on Nov. 5.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Alternatively, the state can instate an efficient court system, aided by active law enforcement agencies.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
A recent study from the University of California, San Diego found that action had the intended effect as teen vaping dropped in the years after local bans were instated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
A staggering 241% tariff was instated in 1986 and remains in effect to this day, being most recently renewed on May 30, 2025.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
More recently, Meta and Alphabet instated dividends in 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
But when her daughters said they would be rooting for Kansas City on Sunday, Tumath and her husband instated a no-Swift-song rule in the house — at least for a few days.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
It is propped up in the seat of authority and duly instated in power.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 by Ambrose Bierce
He also thinks that companies are starting to move away from merely encouraging their workers to return, instating harder mandates instead.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Shortly after, Cognizant informed them it was instating a mandatory work-from-the-office policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
It said it had replaced all soy sauce bottles at the targeted Gifu store, and was instating new dining rules for customers as a result of the prank.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023
He also said his staff recommended waiting until Monday rather than immediately instating the ban.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021
When Newsom signed the executive order instating the moratorium on death penalty executions, he said, "We cannot advance the death penalty in an effort to soften the blow of what happens to these victims."
From Fox News ● Sep. 5, 2021
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
