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Reinstate: Definition, Usage & Common Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：restore to a position (reinstate)

reinstate 🔊

/ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/

vt.

To put someone back in their previous job or position.

Reinstate meaning illustrated by employee returning to work with handshake

restore to a position 🔊

➕

/rɪˈstɔːr tuː ə pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

vt.

To formally give someone back a job, title, or role they held before.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

re- (again) + in- (in, into) + state (to place). Literally, 'to place into again'.

💡 Mnemonic

REturn someone INto their STATE. Think: re-IN-STATE.

📖 Example

After the investigation proved her innocence, the company decided to reinstate her as the project manager. 🔊 After the investigation proved her innocence, the company decided to restore her to the position of project manager.

🔗 Collocations

reinstate an employee – To formally give a worker back their job.

reinstate someone's rank – To restore a person's previous level of authority or status.

voted to reinstate – Decided by a formal vote to bring someone back to a position.

🔄 Synonyms

restore (vt.) – To bring back to a former position or condition.

reappoint (vt.) – To appoint someone again to a position.

reinstall (vt.) – To put someone back into an official position.

🚫 Antonyms

dismiss (vt.) – To remove someone from their job.

suspend (vt.) – To temporarily remove someone from a position.

demote (vt.) – To move someone to a lower position.

🌱 Derivatives

reinstatement (n.) – The act of restoring someone to a former position.

reinstatable (adj.) – Capable of being restored to a former position.

📖 Cultural Story

The word dates to the early 17th century, combining 're-' with 'instate' (to establish). Its use has been stable, reflecting systems where formal positions (jobs, laws) can be officially revoked and later restored, common in legal and HR contexts.

Meaning 2：restore a rule (reinstate)

reinstate 🔊

/ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/

vt.

To bring back a rule, law, or system that was stopped.

Reinstate definition shown by restoring a no smoking sign to a wall

restore a rule 🔊

➕

/rɪˈstɔːr ə ruːl/

vt.

To officially bring back a law, policy, privilege, or system that had been suspended or abolished.

📁 Category：Laws & Regulations 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Due to improved air quality, the city council voted to reinstate the policy allowing outdoor sports events. 🔊 Due to improved air quality, the city council voted to restore the policy that permits outdoor sports events.

🔗 Collocations

reinstate a policy – To put a specific rule or plan back into effect.

reinstate a ban – To bring back a formal prohibition that had been lifted.

reinstate funding – To restore financial support that was previously cut.

🔄 Synonyms

restore (vt.) – To bring a practice or condition back into existence.

reestablish (vt.) – To set up a rule or system again.

revive (vt.) – To bring something back into activity or use.

🚫 Antonyms

abolish (vt.) – To formally put an end to a system or practice.

repeal (vt.) – To revoke or annul a law or act.

suspend (vt.) – To stop something temporarily.

🌱 Derivatives

reinstatement (n.) – The action of restoring a rule, law, or privilege.