verb
reinstate
ree-ihn-STAYT
Reinstate (verb) means to restore someone or something to a former position or condition. Example: “The court ordered the company to reinstate the fired employee.”
verb
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To restore someone or something to a former position or condition.
"“If people can trust in him to run the country, you should trust in somebody that did their time and want to reinstate themselves,” Jeremiah says. “Especially if your leader has got 30-something felonies and I just have one.”"
— Kaan Ozcan and Sabrina Clay, These convicted felons say if Trump can be elected president they shouldn’t face a stigma when applying for jobs (2024)
"The court ordered the company to reinstate the fired employee."
"The old ferry route was reinstated after years of closure."
"Of these nine days, six will be needed for jacking. The remainder of the time will be given over to removing and then reinstating track and overhead line, power and signalling equipment from a 200-metre stretch of the ECML above."
— Paul Stephen, ECML dive-under drives divergence (2020)
How to use reinstate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo put someone or something back into the position or state they were in before.
Common pairings
reinstate an employee
reinstate a policy
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Word forms
- Third person singular
- reinstates
- Past tense
- reinstated
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What does “reinstate” mean?
The word “reinstate” means to restore someone or something to a former position or condition. In plain terms, to put someone or something back into the position or state they were in before.
How do you pronounce “reinstate”?
“Reinstate” is pronounced ree-ihn-STAYT (/ɹiː.ɪnˈsteɪt/ in IPA).
How do you use “reinstate” in a sentence?
Here is “reinstate” used in a sentence: “The court ordered the company to reinstate the fired employee.”
What part of speech is “reinstate”?
“Reinstate” is a verb.
