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reinstate

Definition

  • verb: to put (someone) back in a job or position that had been taken away
  • verb: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
  • synonyms: reëstablish, replace

Examples

  • The company promised to 'reinstate' [='rehire'] the employees that had been laid off.

  • The court case was dismissed by the judge but 'reinstated' [='reopened'] on appeal.

  • After his name was cleared, he was 'reinstated' as committee chairperson.

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