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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For example, the Air Force recently removed the Tuskegee Airmen from their training videos, and it was only reinstated after public outcry. —

Kizzy Cox, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025 Before the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate the base's name, which changed to Fort Liberty in 2023 under Biden's Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. —

Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 His account, however, was reinstated about eight months later. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025 An executive order reinstating service members who refused COVID-19 vaccine doses. —

Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reinstate