- reinstate
- transitive verb (-stated; -stating) Date: 1599 1. to place again (as in possession or in a former position) 2. to restore to a previous effective state • reinstatement noun
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reinstate — I verb bring back, place in a former state, put back, put back into service, reappoint, reconstitute, reestablish, rehabilitate, rehire, reinaugurate, reinstall, reinvest, remit, replace, reseat, restituere, restore, restore to office, restore to … Law dictionary
reinstate — re‧in‧state [ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to put someone back into a job or position of authority from which they had previously been removed: • His claim of unfair dismissal was upheld and he was later reinstated. reinstate somebody as… … Financial and business terms
Reinstate — Re in*state ( st?t ), 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. [1913 Webster] For the just we have … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reinstate — 1590s, from RE (Cf. re ) + INSTATE (Cf. instate). Related: Reinstated; reinstating … Etymology dictionary
reinstate — [v] give back responsibility bring back, put back, put in power again, recall, redeem, reelect, reestablish, rehabilitate, rehire, reintroduce, reinvest, renew, replace, restore, return, revive; concepts 351,384 Ant. fire, let go … New thesaurus
reinstate — ► VERB ▪ restore to a former position or state. DERIVATIVES reinstatement noun … English terms dictionary
reinstate — [rē΄in stāt′] vt. reinstated, reinstating to instate again; restore to a former condition, position, etc. reinstatement n … English World dictionary
reinstate — v. 1) (D; tr.) to reinstate as (she was reinstated as treasurer) 2) (D; tr.) to reinstate in (to reinstate smb. in her/his former position) * * * [ˌriːɪn steɪt] (D;tr.) to reinstateas (she was reinstated as treasurer) (D; tr.) to reinstate in (to … Combinatory dictionary
reinstate — [[t]ri͟ːɪnste͟ɪt[/t]] reinstates, reinstating, reinstated 1) VERB If you reinstate someone, you give them back a job or position which had been taken away from them. [V n] The governor is said to have agreed to reinstate five senior workers who… … English dictionary
reinstate — UK [ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt] / US [ˌrɪɪnˈsteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms reinstate : present tense I/you/we/they reinstate he/she/it reinstates present participle reinstating past tense reinstated past participle reinstated 1) to give someone their… … English dictionary
reinstate — reinstatement, reinstation, n. reinstator, n. /ree in stayt /, v.t., reinstated, reinstating. to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state: to reinstate the ousted chairman. [1620 30; RE + INSTATE] * * * … Universalium
