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reinstatement

noun

Etymology

From reinstate + -ment.

  1. derived from stātus
  2. derived from estat
  3. inherited from stat
  4. prefixed as instate — “in + state”
  5. prefixed as reinstate — “re + instate”
  6. suffixed as reinstatement — “reinstate + ment”

Definitions

  1. The act of restoring something to its previous state.

    • Many people are unhappy with the sacking of the chief constable and demand his immediate reinstatement.
    • Barry removed Pawlisch last July and the former board member has sought reinstatement to his seat, thus far without success.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for reinstatement. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA