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reinstate(dictionary)

reinstate (iou)



reinstate verb trans. L16.
[from RE- + INSTATE.]
Bring or put back (a person etc.) into a former position or condition; reinstall, re-establish, (in office etc.). L16.
Daily Express Having sacked the party's..chairman, he promptly reinstated him. Independent on Sunday Rolls-Royce decided to cancel then reinstate its staff's contracts.
Restore (a thing) to a proper state; replace. L18.
Independent The path has been ploughed up and not reinstated.
Restore to health. rare. E19.
reinstatement noun (a) the action of reinstating a person or thing; restoration, re-establishment, replacement; (b) Military re-establishment of a serviceman in a previously held civilian job after demobilization: L18.
reinstation noun reinstatement L17.
reinstator noun (rare) a person who reinstates a person or thing L19.