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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No South Carolina governor has granted clemency in a death-penalty case since the state reinstated capital punishment in 1976. —

Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 The move was short-lived; there was such an outcry the Air Force on Monday reinstated the course. —

Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025 Jones’s following on X has more than doubled—from about 1.8 million to over 3.9 million today—since Musk reinstated his accounts, while engagement has soared. —

John Hyatt, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025 Mast applauded the move reinstating service members in an appearance on Fox News. —

Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reinstate