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instate

verb

in·​state in-ˈstāt How to pronounce instate (audio)
instated; instating; instates

transitive verb

1
: to set or establish in a rank or office : install
2
obsolete
a
b

Examples of instate in a Sentence

the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday
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In the nearly thirteen years since his first encounter with the artist, Almqvist has instated himself as a kind of one-man Greek drama—chorus and actor both, once the herald of plot and now its complicator. Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 In place of funding from the university, the department proposed instating a fee requiring all non-Pell Grant eligible students to pay $25 each semester. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025 Analyst John DiFucci also instated a price target of $586 per share. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 Trump has instated tariffs on a number of countries since entering office, including an initial 25 percent tariff on most Canadian goods. Surina Venkat, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for instate

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of instate was in 1603

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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instate. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

instate

verb
in·​state in-ˈstāt How to pronounce instate (audio)
instated; instating
: to install in a rank or office
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