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instate

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɪn.steɪt/
  • rhymes with -eɪt
  • /ɪnˈsteɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of in-state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To install (someone) in office; to establish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English instate From in- + state (noun).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: въвеждам в длъжност (vǎveždam v dlǎžnost) — To install (someone) in office; to establish.
  • Czech: dosadit — To install (someone) in office; to establish.
  • Czech: ustanovit — To install (someone) in office; to establish.
  • French: instaurer — To install (someone) in office; to establish.
  • Polish: wprowadzać na stanowisko — To install (someone) in office; to establish.
  • Polish: wprowadzić na stanowisko — To install (someone) in office; to establish.
  • Spanish: instaurar — To install (someone) in office; to establish.