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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To reinstate the games, manufacturers must certify that any issues with the machines have been fixed, and any facilities that house games must have video surveillance of the machines.
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Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
Mitchell is only the third person to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award — after Pierre Juneau in 1989 and Anne Murray, who was honored when the award was reinstated earlier this year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Chase is now reinstated and can play in Week 13, when the Bengals take on the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas’s congressional map that adds up to five GOP pickup opportunities until the high court rules on the state’s emergency appeal.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025
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Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
Mitchell is only the third person to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award — after Pierre Juneau in 1989 and Anne Murray, who was honored when the award was reinstated earlier this year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Chase is now reinstated and can play in Week 13, when the Bengals take on the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas’s congressional map that adds up to five GOP pickup opportunities until the high court rules on the state’s emergency appeal.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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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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