reinstitute

verb

re·​in·​sti·​tute (ˌ)rē-ˈin(t)-stə-ˌtüt 

-ˌtyüt

reinstituted; reinstituting

transitive verb

: to institute (something) again

… in 1976, the year the Supreme Court reinstituted capital punishment.

—John Cloud

President Carter reinstituted draft registration in 1980 after a seven-year hiatus.

—Stephen Wermiel

reinstitution

(ˌ)rē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən 

-ˈtyü-

noun

Though Hagel stopped short of calling for a reinstitution of the draft, he did talk about the inequities of the current system, in which so many of America's soldiers are poor kids trying to move up a rung on the ladder of employment.

—Anna Quindlen

Examples of reinstitute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Newsom made very clear that his actions are solely a response to the Texas plan and that California's nonpartisan map drawing approach would be reinstituted at a later date. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

The law reinstituted wear-and-tear expenses as being tax-deductible, increasing the amount of the write-off. —Tobias Burns, The Hill, 31 July 2025

Philip Lindsley, an attorney with the San Diego Elder Law Center, said that since the asset test went away 18 months ago, many have managed to access Medi-Cal benefits, especially in-home supportive services, while maintaining resource levels greater than those now to be reinstituted. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025

The Cold War habit of keeping clashes quiet and not publicizing military actions may be worth reinstituting. —Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above