re ‧ in ‧ state /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: instate 'to put in a position' (17-21 centuries) ]
1 . if someone is reinstated, they are officially given back their job after it was taken away
2 . to make something such as a law, system, or rule exist again:
California reinstated the death penalty in 1977.
—reinstatement noun [uncountable and countable]