reinstitute

verb

re·​in·​sti·​tute (ˌ)rē-ˈin(t)-stə-ˌtüt 

-ˌtyüt

reinstituted; reinstituting

transitive verb

: to institute (something) again

… in 1976, the year the Supreme Court reinstituted capital punishment.

—John Cloud

President Carter reinstituted draft registration in 1980 after a seven-year hiatus.

—Stephen Wermiel

reinstitution

(ˌ)rē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən 

-ˈtyü-

noun

Though Hagel stopped short of calling for a reinstitution of the draft, he did talk about the inequities of the current system, in which so many of America's soldiers are poor kids trying to move up a rung on the ladder of employment.

—Anna Quindlen

Examples of reinstitute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Kansas City, fares will be reinstituted starting in June after being free for six years. —Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026

And so did the calls to reinstitute Adams-era policies to remove homeless encampments to entice the people who live in them to move inside. —Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026

Indiana Republican legislators were able to reinstitute a year-long effort for a shorter early voting period by approving an amendment to an early voting bill in the Senate Elections committee. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026

Walz announces funds for small business recovery Walz said his administration will reinstitute the small business emergency fund, which was implemented during the COVID-19 shutdown. —Aki Nace, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above