Associations to the word «Reinstate»

Wiktionary

REINSTATE, verb. To restore somebody to a former position or rank.
REINSTATE, verb. To bring back into use or existence.

Dictionary definition

REINSTATE, verb. Restore to the previous state or rank.
REINSTATE, verb. Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats