Reinstate
[riːɪn'steɪt] or [,riɪn'stet]
Definition
(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.
Checker: Mattie
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Re-establish, replace, reinstall, place in a former state.
Typist: Lucas
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Rehabilitate, restore, reinstil, replace, reinvest
ANT:Degrade, remove, relegate, dethrone, banish, deprive, divest
Checker: Rupert
Definition
v.t. to place in a former state.—ns. Reinstāte′ment Reinstā′tion act of reinstating: re-establishment.
Typed by Jack
Examples
- It did not always reinstate them in the possession of the land, but gave them damages, which never amounted to a real loss. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But in all ultimate moral matters, it tended to reinstate the principle of authority. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Charlemagne brought him back and reinstated him (800). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In justice to myself, let me here add that, once reinstated in his place in my estimation, my gifted friend never lost that place again. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
Typist: Shelley