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to instate

to instate

1 6.6
To start a new rule or system and put it into use
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈsteɪt/
translation icon : establecer
  • She asked me, "Are you aware of the new policies for carrying liquids through security that were instated 4 years ago?"

That same time that was during the Reagan administration, they instated the the United States Sentencing Commission.

Examples

  • Recognizing a crisis, the federal government instated the Literate Brazil Program to support public and private agencies and increase literacy in the country.

    Blog text (22)

  • She argues that group-specific rights should be instated in conjunction with "a general system of rights which are the same for all" (Young 1990:174).

    Academic text (2006)

  • Now I am confused; when did CNN instate a policy of editorial standards?

    Blog text (16)

  • This is an acknowledged form of harm to individuals, against which laws are instated in many countries.

    Blog text (15)

  • The Allies instated a military government on Elba.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Immanent in their willingness to break the law was not so much a desire to sow chaos as a compulsion to instate a more just legal order.

    Blog text (5)

  • The committee decided to instate new procedures to improve efficiency in the workplace.

  • After much debate, the school board voted to instate longer recess periods for the students.

  • In an effort to enhance safety, the city council will instate stricter traffic regulations next month.

Synonyms

to establish
vsto instate
772 4.1

To start something that is meant to last

stresses putting the new system into practical operation rather than mere creation
to implement
vsto instate
515 3.7

To put a plan or rule into action

emphasizes creating or introducing rather than the act of carrying out
to impose
vsto instate
  • Formal
332 4.2

Officially order people to obey a rule or pay money

focuses more on creating and starting systems rather than forcing them on people
to enact
vsto instate
  • Formal
172 4.7

To make a rule into law by an official vote or order

covers introduction and use more broadly beyond only legal making
to institute
vsto instate
  • Formal
101 3.8

To officially start something such as a rule, process, or legal action

focuses more on introducing and bringing the system into practical use
to legislate
vsto instate
  • Formal
58 5.8

To make or change a law

applies to establishing rules or practices beyond lawmaking
to promulgate
vsto instate
  • Formal
24 8.0

Officially announce a new law or rule so it starts to apply

focuses more on establishing or creating the system rather than only announcing it

Antonyms

to abolish
112 4.1

To officially end a law, system, or practice

How Established

to enforce
417 4.1
to implement
515 3.7
to instate
1 6.6
to establish
772 4.1
to institute
  • Formal
101 3.8
to set up
983 2.7

Surface Forms

instate infinitive
instated past
instated past participle
instating present participle
instates third person singular

Morphology

instate = state (semi-transparent) = in + state

The prefix 'in-' suggests 'into' or 'towards', but the specific meaning of 'establishing' is not directly derivable.

Etymology

The word instate comes from the parts in- 'in' and state, which is related to an old word meaning 'to stand', so it gives the image of making something 'stand' in place. That's why to instate a rule is to put it into effect or make it official.