reinstate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌriɪnˈsteɪt/ UK /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to restore to a former position or condition

The court ordered the company to reinstate the worker.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to restore to a former... restorereestablishreinstallreturnreinstitutereplace

Opposites

remove dismiss depose oust

Word family

Derived forms reinstatementreinstatedreinstating

Related forms instatestate status estate

Etymology

From re- ('again') + instate ('to install, set in place'), from in- + state, from Latin status ('condition, position'), from stare ('to stand').

re- Latin status Latin stare Latin

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# reinstate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌriɪnˈsteɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/

## Meanings
1. to restore to a former position or condition

## Examples
- The court ordered the company to reinstate the worker.

## Synonyms
- restore
- reestablish
- reinstall
- return
- reinstitute
- replace

## Antonyms
- remove
- dismiss
- depose
- oust

## Derived Forms
- reinstatement
- reinstated
- reinstating

## Related Forms
- instate
- state
- status
- estate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: status
- Root: stare

## Etymology
From re- ('again') + instate ('to install, set in place'), from in- + state, from Latin status ('condition, position'), from stare ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Reinstate comes from re- ('again') + instate ('to install, set in place'), from in- + state, from Latin status ('condition, position'), from stare ('to stand'). The historical chain includes Latin re-, Latin status, and Latin stare. The quoted older senses, "again", "to install, set in place", "condition, position", and "to stand", supply the semantic anchors for reinstate. The formation is best read as compound and borrowed: the word reinstate carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a verb, "to restore to a former position or condition". English derivatives include reinstatement, reinstated, and reinstating; related English forms include instate, state, status, and estate. The result is a verb whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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