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Antonyms for re-instated


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : ree-in-steyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt



Definition of re-instated

Origin :
  • 1590s, from re- + instate. Related: Reinstated; reinstating.
  • As in forgiven : adj excused
  • As in reinstated : adj rehired
  • As in replaced : adj returned to the same place
  • As in recall : verb remember
  • As in redeem : verb recover possession
  • As in redeem : verb atone for; compensate
  • As in rehabilitate : verb renovate, adjust
  • As in reinstate : verb give back responsibility
  • As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
  • As in restore : verb fix, make new
  • As in return : verb give back, send back
  • As in recondition : verb restore
  • As in reopen : verb continue
  • As in restart : verb continue
  • As in restitute : verb restore
  • As in continue : verb begin again; resume
Example sentences :
  • I fancy not, unless Charles dies, in which case Ellen will be re-instated by the priest.
  • Extract from : « Ravenshoe » by Henry Kingsley
  • The question was, whether or not Ferdinand should be re-instated in all his authority by the intervention of foreign powers.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1 » by Various
  • For a long while she sewed on furtive buttons, picked clear fringes, re-instated ruffles, caught up yawning rents.
  • Extract from : « Missy » by Miriam Coles Harris
  • He had been suspended before, but was re-instated by another agent.
  • Extract from : « Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians » by W. H. Jackson
  • Being relieved of the command by Pope, who also failed, he was re-instated and fought the bloody battle of Antietam.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • He had a hang-dog look when he was re-instated, and yet everybody knew that apart from this he was a fairly competent foreman.
  • Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
  • The parliament were re-instated in their functions, at the same time.
  • Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • He was superceded on the 5th of the ensuing October—subjected to a court of inquiry—honorably acquitted and re-instated in 1782.
  • Extract from : « Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution » by L. Carroll Judson
  • Matters were soon arranged, and I was re-instated in my former position on the plantation.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • A man had been displaced from his position there by his fellow strikers, and Ross had been re-instated.
  • Extract from : « Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 » by Various

Synonyms for re-instated

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