Antonyms for reinstate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ree-in-steyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt


Definition of reinstate

Origin :
  • 1590s, from re- + instate. Related: Reinstated; reinstating.
  • verb give back responsibility
Example sentences :
  • It was only through memory that she could reinstate herself.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • The evenings with her did something to reinstate him in his own self-esteem.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It means that if there has been crooked work we've got to show it up in order to reinstate you.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • “It wasn't so dreadful what I did,” she muttered, to reinstate herself.
  • Extract from : « The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives » by Elizabeth Strong Worthington
  • They will set up again the law courts and reinstate the hangman.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Bread » by Peter Kropotkin
  • I appeal to your better nature to reinstate him in his old place.
  • Extract from : « Five Hundred Dollars » by Horatio Alger
  • Discipline demanded that he depose Sordello and reinstate Peppino.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: The Holy War » by Robert Shea
  • He thought Manfred was going to force the pope to reinstate him.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: The Holy War » by Robert Shea
  • It is only I who can reinstate myself in his love and respect.
  • Extract from : « Ruth » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • The mere wording of it seemed to reinstate him somehow in the world of affairs.
  • Extract from : « The Rest Hollow Mystery » by Rebecca N. Porter

Synonyms for reinstate

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