reinstate

verb

re·​in·​state ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt How to pronounce reinstate (audio)
reinstated; reinstating

transitive verb

1
: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
2
: to restore to a previous effective state
reinstatement noun

Examples of reinstate in a Sentence

After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson. The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy. the year the death penalty was reinstated
Recent Examples on the Web Biden instead would reinstate larger monthly payments to more participants, at a cost of $310 billion from 2025 through 2034. Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024 Biden could have addressed all this years ago by reinstating Remain in Mexico, safe-third-country agreements, and Title 42. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Mar. 2024 Amazon’s lobbying passes can be reinstated once the EU’s employment committee says the company is showing genuine willingness to cooperate, says Pîslaru. Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024 In one instance, a company had been defunct since 2017 and appeared to have been reinstated in 2022, but the actual business owner said that the business was never in operation. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The House passed a sweeping, bipartisan tax bill Wednesday that would expand the child tax credit for American families and reinstate some tax cuts for businesses. Ken Tran, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024 It was reinstated as soon as was practicable, according to palace aides. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 He was punished after publicly asking the European Court of Justice to intervene, but Poland's Supreme Court later reinstated him. Rob Schmitz, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024 Second, the many renter protections that voters supported should be reinstated. Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reinstate was in 1616

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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

reinstate

verb
re·​in·​state ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt How to pronounce reinstate (audio)
reinstated; reinstating
: to place again in a former position or condition
reinstate an official
reinstatement noun

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