instate

[ in-steyt ]
/ ɪnˈsteɪt /

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

British Dictionary definitions for instatement

instate
/ (ɪnˈsteɪt) /

verb

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

Derived forms of instate

instatement, noun