Dictionary Entry
reinstate
reinstate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2verb
bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
"restore law and order"
"reestablish peace in the region"
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- 3verb
restore to the previous state or rank
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