reinstate

verb

re·in·state | \ ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt

reinstated; reinstating

Definition of reinstate

transitive verb

1 : to place again (as in possession or in a former position)

2 : to restore to a previous effective state

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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

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According to Politico, Bates's order to reinstate the program will be delayed until August 23, which will allow government officials to file an appeal. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "A Judge Ordered the Trump Administration to Restore DACA," 4 Aug. 2018 After a spirited fundraising effort and extensive protests, the program was reinstated in June 2015. — Iliana Limón Romero, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Revitalized UAB is No. 53 in 2018 preseason college football rankings," 5 July 2018 C Austin Hedges was reinstated from San Diego’s disabled list. — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Tirso Ornelas a key in TinCaps' doubleheader sweep," 25 June 2018 Soon afterwards, Mr Trump reinstated the meeting, despite the lack of any clear public commitments from the North on disarmament, for example. — The Economist, "Talks between America and North Korea might succeed—at a terrible price," 7 June 2018 Their minds could be reinstated in new bodies at any time and returned to their loops. — Sandra Upson, WIRED, "Westworld Recap, Season 2 Episode 7: Decoding Da Vinci," 4 June 2018 Finally in 2008, the Hall reinstated him and he was inducted. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "Billy Cannon, LSU's only Heisman Trophy winner, dies at age 80," 20 May 2018 Schlichter was reinstated in 1984, was out of the league by 1985, never won an NFL game and has spent the last 30 years in and out of jail. — Chris Chase, For The Win, "11 biggest scandals in sports gambling history," 16 May 2018 In April 2018, Ira Kleiman reinstated W&K as a Florida corporation, which had previously been dissolved. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "Man who claims he created bitcoin committed perjury, lawsuit says," 15 May 2018

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