reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt 
reinstated; reinstating
1
: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
2
: to restore to a previous effective state
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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Lewis’s district, Education Minnesota and Duluth Public Schools sued the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month in an effort to reinstate a policy that would keep federal immigration agents off school property.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
In the succeeding years OpenAI would raise billions of dollars, release ChatGPT, raise tens of billions more, fire and then reinstate Altman over five days, redo the board with members that were allied with the CEO, and reach a half-trillion-dollar valuation.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
After public outcry and legal challenges, some of those positions were later reinstated.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Nexstar reinstated the show nine days later amid widespread backlash from viewers, Hollywood and free speech advocates.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
In the succeeding years OpenAI would raise billions of dollars, release ChatGPT, raise tens of billions more, fire and then reinstate Altman over five days, redo the board with members that were allied with the CEO, and reach a half-trillion-dollar valuation.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
After public outcry and legal challenges, some of those positions were later reinstated.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Nexstar reinstated the show nine days later amid widespread backlash from viewers, Hollywood and free speech advocates.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt
reinstated; reinstating
: to place again in a former position or condition
reinstate an official
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