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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In a post on X, Lander also said that the ICE agent had been reinstated.
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Disney ultimately returned Kimmel to airlast Tuesday and both station groups have since reinstated the show as well.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Established under the Carter administration in 1980 and now largely funded through dedicated taxes reinstated by the Biden administration’s infrastructure law, the Superfund program is used for clearing up polluted land and handling environmental crises such as oil spills and natural disasters.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
But a year later, the decision was recalled when voters passed a proposition calling for the name Market Street to be reinstated.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Disney ultimately returned Kimmel to airlast Tuesday and both station groups have since reinstated the show as well.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Established under the Carter administration in 1980 and now largely funded through dedicated taxes reinstated by the Biden administration’s infrastructure law, the Superfund program is used for clearing up polluted land and handling environmental crises such as oil spills and natural disasters.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
But a year later, the decision was recalled when voters passed a proposition calling for the name Market Street to be reinstated.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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