reinstate

/ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/ verb [T]

Definition

PERSON › to give someone the job or position that they had before: He was unfairly dismissed and reinstated two months later.

RULE › to cause a rule, law, etc to exist again

reinstatement noun [C, U] › when you reinstate someone or something

(Definition of reinstate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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