Definition of reinstate Reinstate
/ɹiˌɪnstejˈt/ - [reeinsteyt] - re•in•state
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What does reinstate mean?
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| reinstate - restore to the previous state or rank | ||
| reconstruct, restore cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically | ||
| rehabilitate help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated" | ||
| reinstate - bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" | ||
| restore, reestablish | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| redeem convert into cash; of commercial papers | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- reinstate (v. t.)
To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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reinstate
rē-in-stāt′, v.t. to place in a former state.—ns. Reinstāte′ment, Reinstā′tion, act of reinstating: re-establishment
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🔤- reinstate, verb, present, 1st person singular of reinstate (infinitive).
- reinstate, verb (infinitive).
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