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reinstate

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re⋅in⋅state

  [ree-in-steyt]
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–verb (used with object), -stat⋅ed, -stat⋅ing.
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state: to reinstate the ousted chairman.
Origin:
1620–30; re- + instate

Related forms:
re⋅in⋅state⋅ment, re⋅in⋅sta⋅tion, noun
re⋅in⋅sta⋅tor, noun
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re·in·state   (rē'ĭn-stāt')   
tr.v.   re·in·stat·ed, re·in·stat·ing, re·in·states

  1. To bring back into use or existence.

  2. To restore to a previous condition or position.

re'in·state'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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