reinstate

reinstate
reinstate re‧in‧state [ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt] verb [transitive]
1. to put someone back into a job or position of authority from which they had previously been removed:

• His claim of unfair dismissal was upheld and he was later reinstated.

reinstate somebody as something

• She was cleared by the investigation and immediately reinstated as Finance Director.

— reinstatement noun [countable, uncountable] :

• The sacked workers are fighting for reinstatement.

2. to put back into a document, agreement etc something that had previously been taken out:

• We agreed to reinstate this clause in the contract.

3. INSURANCE to bring back into effect an insurance policy that has not been in effect for some time, for example because the regular payments for it have not been made
— reinstatement noun [uncountable]

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reinstate UK US /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/ verb [T]
► HR to give back to someone a job or position that was previously taken from them: »

She went to the committee and asked to be reinstated.

 reinstate sb as sth »

Having cleared his name in court he was reinstated as CEO.

► to bring back a rule, agreement, process, etc. that was previously stopped: »

The new director has reinstated weekly finance meetings.

► to put back into a document something that was previously removed: »

Please reinstate the paragraph about compensation.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Reinstate — Re in*state ( st?t ), v. t. To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom. [1913 Webster] For the just we have …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reinstate — 1590s, from RE (Cf. re ) + INSTATE (Cf. instate). Related: Reinstated; reinstating …   Etymology dictionary

  • reinstate — [v] give back responsibility bring back, put back, put in power again, recall, redeem, reelect, reestablish, rehabilitate, rehire, reintroduce, reinvest, renew, replace, restore, return, revive; concepts 351,384 Ant. fire, let go …   New thesaurus

  • reinstate — ► VERB ▪ restore to a former position or state. DERIVATIVES reinstatement noun …   English terms dictionary

  • reinstate — [rē΄in stāt′] vt. reinstated, reinstating to instate again; restore to a former condition, position, etc. reinstatement n …   English World dictionary

  • reinstate — v. 1) (D; tr.) to reinstate as (she was reinstated as treasurer) 2) (D; tr.) to reinstate in (to reinstate smb. in her/his former position) * * * [ˌriːɪn steɪt] (D;tr.) to reinstateas (she was reinstated as treasurer) (D; tr.) to reinstate in (to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • reinstate — [[t]ri͟ːɪnste͟ɪt[/t]] reinstates, reinstating, reinstated 1) VERB If you reinstate someone, you give them back a job or position which had been taken away from them. [V n] The governor is said to have agreed to reinstate five senior workers who… …   English dictionary

  • reinstate — UK [ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt] / US [ˌrɪɪnˈsteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms reinstate : present tense I/you/we/they reinstate he/she/it reinstates present participle reinstating past tense reinstated past participle reinstated 1) to give someone their… …   English dictionary

  • reinstate — reinstatement, reinstation, n. reinstator, n. /ree in stayt /, v.t., reinstated, reinstating. to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state: to reinstate the ousted chairman. [1620 30; RE + INSTATE] * * * …   Universalium

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