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instate

[ in-steyt ]

/ ɪnˈsteɪt /

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verb (used with object), in·stat·ed, in·stat·ing.

to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.

Obsolete. to endow with something.

Origin of instate

1595–1605; in-² + state (noun); see reinstate

OTHER WORDS FROM instate

in·state·ment, noun un·in·stat·ed, adjective

Words nearby instate

instantiate, instantiation, instantize, instantly, instar, instate, instauration, instead, instead of, instep, instigate

Example sentences from the Web for instated

“I like to dress up,” said ex-player Grant Hill, shortly after the rule was instated.

NBA Players Are Wearing Sweatpants Again, but Now They Cost $550 |Sujay Kumar |November 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She was conducted to London, and instated in at least the semblance of power.

Queen Elizabeth |Jacob Abbott
He sent for Matilda to come and join him, and instated her in his palace as Queen of England.

William the Conqueror |Jacob Abbott
And now that the time had arrived, she instated him solemnly in his office.

Queen Elizabeth |Jacob Abbott

Beaumarchais early in the proceedings had summarily dropped Lee from his confidence and instated Deane in the vacancy.

Benjamin Franklin |John Torrey Morse, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for instated

instate

/ (ɪnˈsteɪt) /

verb

(tr) to place in a position or office; install

Derived forms of instate

instatement, noun