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Webster 1913 Edition


Reinstate

Reˊin-state′

(-st?t′)
,
Verb.
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
.
For the just we have said already thet some of them were
reinstated
in their pristine happiness and felicity.
Glanvill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reinstate

REINSTA'TE

,
Verb.
T.
[re and instate.] To place again in possession or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one has been removed; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom; to reinstate one in the affections of his family.

Definition 2024


reinstate

reinstate

English

Verb

reinstate (third-person singular simple present reinstates, present participle reinstating, simple past and past participle reinstated)

  1. To restore somebody to a former position or rank.
  2. To bring back into use or existence.

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