reinstate
verb /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/
/ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reinstate | /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/ /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/ |
| he / she / it reinstates | /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪts/ /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪts/ |
| past simple reinstated | /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪd/ /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle reinstated | /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪd/ /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form reinstating | /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪŋ/ /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪŋ/ |
- reinstate somebody/something (in/as something) to give back a job or position that had been taken away from somebody
- He was reinstated in his post.
- reinstate something (in/as something) to return something to its previous position or status synonym restore
- There have been repeated calls to reinstate the death penalty.
- Tennis has now been reinstated as an Olympic sport.