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    instate
    /ɪnˈsteɪt/

    verb

    • 1. set up in position; install or establish: "many of the troops had only joined up when the new regime was instated"

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  2. verb [ T ] formal uk / ɪnˈsteɪt / us / ɪnˈsteɪt / Add to word list. to establish something: He pledged to instate new policies. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Starting and beginning. be in the first flush of idiom. be/get in on the ground floor idiom. become. begin. branch out. develop. get down to business idiom. grow. half-cock.

  3. 1. : to set or establish in a rank or office : install. 2. obsolete. a. : invest, endow. b. : bestow, confer. Synonyms. baptize. inaugurate. induct. initiate. install. invest. seat. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of instate in a Sentence. the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday.

  4. Instate definition: to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.. See examples of INSTATE used in a sentence.

  5. Define instate. instate synonyms, instate pronunciation, instate translation, English dictionary definition of instate. tr.v. in·stat·ed , in·stat·ing , in·states To establish in office; install.

  6. instate in American English. (ɪnˈsteɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: inˈstated or inˈstating. 1. to put in a particular status, position, or rank; install. 2. Obsolete. to endow; invest ( with) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  7. relating to things or people that live, happen, are produced, etc. within a particular state: In order to qualify for in-state tuition, students are required to provide proof of citizenship. California mandated the first inventory of in-state greenhouse gas emissions in 1998. Compare. out-of-state adjective US.

  8. to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install. [ Obs.]to endow with something. 1595–1605; in - 2 + state (noun, nominal); see reinstate. in•state′ment, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: instate /ɪnˈsteɪt/ vb. ( transitive) to place in a position or office; install. inˈstatement n.

  9. Instate definition: To establish in office; install.

  10. The meaning of instate. Definition of instate. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

  11. May 21, 2024 · instate (third-person singular simple present instates, present participle instating, simple past and past participle instated) To install (someone) in office; to establish.