Rē'-in-stāte', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. RE-INSTATED; p. pr. & vb. n. RE-INSTATING.] [Prefix re and in-state.] To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; as, to re-instate a king in the possession of the kingdom; to re-instate one in the affections of his family.