reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt 
reinstated; reinstating
1
: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
2
: to restore to a previous effective state
Examples of reinstate in a Sentence
After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson.
The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy.
the year the death penalty was reinstated
Recent Examples on the Web
Until American Cruise Lines reinstated service here a few years ago, the company’s cruises had not stopped in St. Paul since 2018; its luxury ships made their final port-of-call instead in Red Wing.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Two federal judges ordered 19 federal agencies to reinstate probationary workers who were fired.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Aid contracts with other humanitarian groups were also canceled and then reinstated in the Marshall Islands ($1.6 million), Micronesia ($2.1 million), Palau ($2 million) and Papua New Guinea ($6 million).
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Brevard teens decry decision Not to renew teacher for calling student by preferred name
An online petition to reinstate Calhoun reached more than 13,000 signatures by the evening.
—Sabine Martin, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Two federal judges ordered 19 federal agencies to reinstate probationary workers who were fired.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Aid contracts with other humanitarian groups were also canceled and then reinstated in the Marshall Islands ($1.6 million), Micronesia ($2.1 million), Palau ($2 million) and Papua New Guinea ($6 million).
—Melody Schreiber, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Brevard teens decry decision Not to renew teacher for calling student by preferred name
An online petition to reinstate Calhoun reached more than 13,000 signatures by the evening.
—Sabine Martin, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reinstate
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt
reinstated; reinstating
: to place again in a former position or condition
reinstate an official
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