verb
Meaning 1
To restore to a former position or rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reinstate
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɹiː.ɪnˈsteɪt/
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CMU ARPABET: R IY2 IH0 N S T EY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To bring back into use or existence; resurrect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: restore, reestablish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: redeem
verb
Meaning 4
restore to the previous state or rank
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restore, reconstruct
Narrower terms: rehabilitate
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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 English reinstate From re- + instate.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: възстановявам (vǎzstanovjavam) — to restore to a former position or rank
- Dutch: opnieuw aanstellen — to restore to a former position or rank
- Finnish: palauttaa virkaan — to restore to a former position or rank
- French: rétablir — to restore to a former position or rank
- French: réintégrer — to restore to a former position or rank
- Galician: reinstaurar — to restore to a former position or rank
- German: wieder einsetzen — to restore to a former position or rank
- German: wieder einstellen — to restore to a former position or rank
- Hungarian: visszahelyez — to restore to a former position or rank
- Norwegian Bokmål: gjeninnsette — to restore to a former position or rank
- Polish: przywracać na stanowisko — to restore to a former position or rank
- Polish: przywrócić na stanowisko — to restore to a former position or rank
- Russian: вернуть (vernutʹ) — to restore to a former position or rank
- Spanish: reinstaurar — to restore to a former position or rank
- Finnish: ottaa takaisin käyttöön — to bring back into use or existence
- French: rétablir — to bring back into use or existence
- French: réactiver — to bring back into use or existence
- Hungarian: újból beiktat — to bring back into use or existence
- Hungarian: visszaállít — to bring back into use or existence
- Latin: restituō — to bring back into use or existence
- Polish: reaktywować — to bring back into use or existence
- Portuguese: reestabelecer — to bring back into use or existence
- Portuguese: restituir — to bring back into use or existence
- Russian: возродить (vozroditʹ) — to bring back into use or existence
- Swedish: återinföra — to bring back into use or existence