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Antonyms for re-instate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ree-in-steyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt |
- abandon
- antique
- ask
- blame
- break
- calm
- cease
- complete
- condemn
- convict
- damage
- decline
- depart
- deprive
- desist
- destroy
- discontinue
- disregard
- end
- fail
- finish
- fire
- forfeit
- forget
- halt
- harm
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- injure
- keep
- kill
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- lose
- miss
- neglect
- pay
- penalize
- persist
- precede
- refuse
- remain
- repress
- request
- restore
- ruin
- sentence
- stay
- stop
- take
- weaken
- worsen
Definition of re-instate
Origin :- 1590s, from re- + instate. Related: Reinstated; reinstating.
- As in recall : verb remember
- As in redeem : verb recover possession
- As in redeem : verb atone for; compensate
- As in rehabilitate : verb renovate, adjust
- As in reinstate : verb give back responsibility
- As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
- As in restore : verb fix, make new
- As in return : verb give back, send back
- As in recondition : verb restore
- As in reopen : verb continue
- As in restart : verb continue
- As in restitute : verb restore
- As in continue : verb begin again; resume
- Another was to re-instate some men who had been discharge for cause.
- Extract from : « Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 » by Various
- A promise made to Sara Coleridge to re-instate the washing-tub was, alas!
- Extract from : « Anima Poet » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- I shall soon set out for Epsom, to endeavour to serve him there, and re-instate him in his own house.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 7 » by Samuel Richardson
- And yet the authorities Dr. Luther wishes to re-instate are older than those he attacks.
- Extract from : « Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family » by Elizabeth Rundle Charles
- I have made this long preamble about it to induce you, if possible, to re-instate us in your mother's good graces.
- Extract from : « Mary Lamb » by Anne Burrows Gilchrist
Synonyms for re-instate
- abide by
- absolve
- acquit
- adhere to
- alter
- arouse
- awaken
- back up
- balance
- begin over
- begin where one left off
- bestow
- bethink
- bring back
- bring to mind
- build up
- buy back
- buy off
- call in
- call to mind
- call up
- carry back
- carry on
- carry out
- carry over
- cash
- cash in
- change
- cite
- clear
- come to one
- compensate
- convert
- convey
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- cover
- cure
- defray
- discharge
- displace
- educe
- elicit
- evoke
- exchange
- extract
- fill in
- fix up
- flash
- flash on
- follow
- front for
- fulfill
- furbish
- get back
- give
- give back
- go on with
- hand back
- heal
- hold to
- improve
- keep
- keep the faith
- look back
- make amends
- make good
- make healthy
- make restitution
- make up for
- meet
- mend
- mind
- modernize
- nail it down
- offset
- oust
- outplace
- outweigh
- patch
- pay back
- pay off
- perform
- pick up
- pinch hit for
- proceed
- purchase
- put back
- put in power again
- ransom
- react
- reanimate
- rebate
- rebuild
- recall
- recapitulate
- recapture
- reciprocate
- reclaim
- recollect
- recommence
- recompense
- recondition
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- recoup
- recover
- redeem
- redress
- reelect
- reerect
- reestablish
- reform
- refresh
- refund
- refurbish
- regain
- rehab
- rehabilitate
- rehire
- reimburse
- reimpose
- reinforce
- reinsert
- reinstate
- reinstitute
- reintegrate
- reintroduce
- reinvest
- reinvigorate
- rejuvenate
- remind
- reminisce
- remit
- render
- renew
- renovate
- reopen
- repair
- repay
- replace
- replevin
- replevy
- repossess
- repurchase
- requite
- rescue
- reseat
- restart
- restitute
- restore
- resume
- retain
- retaliate
- retouch
- retrieve
- retrospect
- return
- return to
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
- ring
- ring a bell
- ring in
- roll back
- rouse
- satisfy
- save
- send
- set off
- set to rights
- settle
- shift
- sit in
- stand in
- stand in lieu of
- step into shoes of
- stir
- strengthen
- strike a note
- sub
- substitute
- succeed
- summon
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- swap places
- take back
- take in
- take out
- take over
- take over from
- take up
- think back
- think of
- thrust back
- toss back
- touch up
- trade in
- transmit
- update
- waken
- win back
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