reinstate

[ ree-in-steyt ]

/ ˌri ɪnˈsteɪt /

to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state: to reinstate the ousted chairman.

Origin of reinstate

First recorded in 1620–30; re- + instate

re·in·state·ment, re·in·sta·tion, noun re·in·sta·tor, noun non·re·in·state·ment, noun un·re·in·stat·ed, adjective

His last few years have been a revolving door of corruption, scandal, resignation, and reinstatement.

The U.N.’s Next President Is a Gay-Hating Friend of Uganda’s Corrupt Dictator |Jay Michaelson |June 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Fans have taken to the skies to seek his reinstatement; others have stated their support for the actress.

How the Daytime Soap Came Back From the Dead |Tim Teeman |January 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The reinstatement of Har Bracha makes it eligible for government benefits and all the privileges accorded to Hesder schools.

Why Did a Controversial Yeshiva Regain Israeli Government Approval? |Zack Parker |July 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Romney can show backbone and leadership by stepping up and calling for a reinstatement of the federal assault weapons ban.

Endorse Gun Control, Mitt! |Mark McKinnon |July 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Mitt Romney should pull a Nixon to China on guns and call for reinstatement of the federal ban on assault weapons.

Endorse Gun Control, Mitt! |Mark McKinnon |July 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
For thee, free pardon and reinstatement in thy principality—yet is it not to be a kingdom, only as a great chiefdom.

Pabo, The Priest |Sabine Baring-Gould
Was not Romaine Effingham's body as well fitted for its reinstatement in the flesh as another's?

Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889 |Various
It is a splendid chance, and will really be my reinstatement.

With Kitchener in the Soudan |G. A. Henty
It was absolutely impossible for her to draw back except for that ignoble reason: the reinstatement of herself in her own esteem.

The Butterfly House |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Their officers were looking forward even more eagerly to their reinstatement in their old haunts and pleasures at Rome.

A Friend of Caesar |William Stearns Davis

reinstate

/ (ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt) /

(tr) to restore to a former rank or condition

reinstatement, noun reinstator, noun