reinstate

[ree-in-steyt]

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verb (used with object), re·in·stat·ed, re·in·stat·ing.

to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state: to reinstate the ousted chairman.

Origin of reinstate

First recorded in 1620–30; re- + instate

Related formsre·in·state·ment, re·in·sta·tion, nounre·in·sta·tor, nounnon·re·in·state·ment, nounun·re·in·stat·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for reinstate

Contemporary Examples

They want President Obama and his European counterparts to compel the military to reinstate President Morsi.
Egypt, a Nation Divided
Barak Barfi
July 23, 2013
Under Johnson, the chain alienated customers by doing away with discounts and sales, only to reinstate them after sales plummeted.
JCPenney’s Very Good Bad Day
Daniel Gross
April 29, 2013
An appeal is pending to reinstate Aguiar's claims against Kaplan.
New Clues in the Mysterious Disappearance of Multimillionaire Guma Aguiar
Matthew DeLuca
August 27, 2012
They said Romney would reclaim it from Britain and reinstate it in the White House, calling it “symbolically important.”
Mitt Romney Denies Anglo-Saxon Claim, But His Camp Has Been Trying to Label Obama Un-American
Eleanor Clift
July 25, 2012
The effort to reinstate more functional and resilient fire regimens has stalled.
Colorado Blazes Remind Us That National Policy on Fire Needs a Fix
Stephen J. Pyne
June 29, 2012

Historical Examples

It was only through memory that she could reinstate herself.
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
May Sinclair
The evenings with her did something to reinstate him in his own self-esteem.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
It means that if there has been crooked work we've got to show it up in order to reinstate you.
Blow The Man Down
Holman Day
“It wasn't so dreadful what I did,” she muttered, to reinstate herself.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives
Elizabeth Strong Worthington
They will set up again the law courts and reinstate the hangman.
The Conquest of Bread
Peter Kropotkin

British Dictionary definitions for reinstate

reinstate

verb

(tr) to restore to a former rank or condition

Derived Formsreinstatement, nounreinstator, noun

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Word Origin and History for reinstate

v.

1590s, from re- + instate. Related: Reinstated; reinstating.

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Examples from the Web for reinstate

Contemporary Examples

They want President Obama and his European counterparts to compel the military to reinstate President Morsi.

Under Johnson, the chain alienated customers by doing away with discounts and sales, only to reinstate them after sales plummeted.

An appeal is pending to reinstate Aguiar's claims against Kaplan.

They said Romney would reclaim it from Britain and reinstate it in the White House, calling it “symbolically important.”

The effort to reinstate more functional and resilient fire regimens has stalled.

Historical Examples

It was only through memory that she could reinstate herself.

The evenings with her did something to reinstate him in his own self-esteem.

It means that if there has been crooked work we've got to show it up in order to reinstate you.

“It wasn't so dreadful what I did,” she muttered, to reinstate herself.

They will set up again the law courts and reinstate the hangman.

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Word Origin and History for reinstate

v.

Origin of reinstate