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instate

[in-steyt]

in·state

[in-steyt]
verb (used with object), -stat·ed, -stat·ing.
1.
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
2.
Obsolete. to endow with something.

Origin:
1595–1605; in-2 + state (noun); see reinstate

in·state·ment, noun
un·in·stat·ed, adjective
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instate (ɪnˈsteɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to place in a position or office; install
 
in'statement
 
n

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