reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt 
reinstated; reinstating
1
: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
2
: to restore to a previous effective state
Examples of reinstate in a Sentence
After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson.
The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy.
the year the death penalty was reinstated
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Musk also reinstated many users who had been suspended for hate speech and spreading falsehoods.
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
All the while, Musk and the company’s board are focused on reinstating his pay plan now worth $45 billion—the largest-ever pay plan for a CEO—after a judge rescinded it earlier this year.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
All the while, Musk and the company’s board are focused on reinstating his pay plan now worth $45 billion—the largest-ever pay plan for a CEO—after a judge rescinded it earlier this year.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt
reinstated; reinstating
: to place again in a former position or condition
reinstate an official
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