Reinstate

  • 11reinstate — 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

  • 12reinstate — verb Reinstate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑draft …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 13reinstate — re•in•state [[t]ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt[/t]] v. t. stat•ed, stat•ing to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state: to reinstate the ousted president[/ex] • Etymology: 1620–30 re in•state′ment, n. re in•sta′tor, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14reinstate — 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15reinstate — with reference to a name previously rejected as being a junior secondary homonym: to treat it as a valid name if the conditions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature are met …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 16reinstate — verb a) To restore somebody to a former position or rank b) To bring back into use or existence …

    Wiktionary

  • 17reinstate — Synonyms and related words: account for, clear, cry sour grapes, destigmatize, do justice to, exculpate, explain, give back, justify, place in, purge, put back, rationalize, reactivate, recall, reconstitute, reconvert, recruit, reenact,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18reinstate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. restore, put back, reinstall, rehabilitate. See restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reinstall, put back, reelect, return, reinvest, reappoint, reestablish, put in power again, reclassify, restore …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19reinstate — re|in|state [ˌri:ınˈsteıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: instate to put in a position (17 21 centuries)] 1.) if someone is reinstated, they are officially given back their job after it was taken away 2.) to make something such as a law, system …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20reinstate — re|in|state [ ,riın steıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to give someone back their previous job or position: He was fired and then reinstated three days later. 2. ) to bring back something such as a law or benefit that had been stopped: RESTORE: The… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English