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reinstate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɹiː.ɪnˈsteɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English instate English reinstate From re- + instate.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.
   • “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.” 2024 December 15, 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”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2024:
   • 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. 2020 April 8, Paul Stephen, “ECML dive-under drives divergence”, in Rail, page 44:
2. (transitive) To bring back into use or existence; resurrect.
   • My trip along the rest of the line is delightful. It's yet another route that has recovered from previous rationalisation by having tracks and platforms reinstated in recent years. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:
   • The ancient taboo, which Plato wishes to reinstate, is an important element. 2002, Gloria Ferrari, Figures of Speech: Men and Maidens in Ancient Greece, University of Chicago Press, sourced from https://books.google.no/books?id=ShYNG_q10UkC&pg=PA87&hl=no&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false, page 144:

Forms

Deriveds

unreinstated · reinstator · nonreinstated · reinstatement · reinstater

Translations (25)

pt reestabelecer (to bring back into use or existence) · fi ottaa takaisin käyttöön (to bring back into use or existence) · pt restituir (to bring back into use or existence) · ru вернуть (to restore to a former position or rank) · pl przywrócić na stanowisko (to restore to a former position or rank) · de wieder einstellen (to restore to a former position or rank) · hu újból beiktat (to bring back into use or existence) · hu visszaállít (to bring back into use or existence) · pl przywracać na stanowisko (to restore to a former position or rank) · fr réactiver (to bring back into use or existence) · nb gjeninnsette (to restore to a former position or rank) · gl reinstaurar (to restore to a former position or rank) · nl opnieuw aanstellen (to restore to a former position or rank) · fr rétablir (to restore to a former position or rank) · bg възстановявам (to restore to a former position or rank) · fi palauttaa virkaan (to restore to a former position or rank) · de wieder einsetzen (to restore to a former position or rank) · es reinstaurar (to restore to a former position or rank) · sv återinföra (to bring back into use or existence) · pl reaktywować (to bring back into use or existence) · hu visszahelyez (to restore to a former position or rank) · la restituō (to bring back into use or existence) · fr réintégrer (to restore to a former position or rank) · ru возродить (to bring back into use or existence) · fr rétablir (to bring back into use or existence)