reinstate
Use reinstate in a sentence
ɪnˈsteɪt verb (used with object), re·in·stat·ed, re·in·stat·ing.
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state: to reinstate the ousted chairman.
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reinstate (ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to restore to a former rank or condition | |
| rein'statement | |
| —n | |
| rein'stator | |
| —n | |
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reinstate
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Example sentences
Now it's going to keep them all or reinstate those that were to close.
Getting rid of those who deserve it is a time consuming process, often thwarted by an arbitrator, who will reinstate people.
Reinstate normal testosterone levels afterward with injections of synthetic testosterone, and aggression returns.
She still has her teaching certificate and the state seems poised to reinstate her administrative certificate.
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