reinstate

verb

re·in·state ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt

reinstated; reinstating

transitive verb

: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)

: to restore to a previous effective state

reinstatement

ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt-mənt

noun

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

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Congress could also pass a bill that reverses the withdrawal and reinstates Twin Metals’ leases. —

Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024 Blue and Gold is also the only logging project known to have been paused in response to Biden’s executive order, then reinstated. —

April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024 Additional changes are planned for the bridge, including removing the toll booths at east end and reinstating a previous high occupancy vehicle lane on the westbound upper deck. —

Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024 Arena threatened to end the print magazine and fire nearly its entire staff, but Authentic found another operator, Minute Media, and reinstated the employees. —

Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reinstate