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to reinstitute

to reinstitute

6 6.1
To start again a rule or practice that stopped
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈɪn.stɪ.tuːt/
translation icon : reinstituir
  • The city council voted to reinstitute the old recycling program starting next month.
  • reinstituted the practice

Now they're talking about reinstituting the settlements beginning in the north, but putting these impenetrable walls around them.

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Examples

  • Congress could ease the financial burden on state and local governments by reinstituting some form of federal financial assistance.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Rwanda has consequently reinstituted a "traditional dispute resolution mechanism" known as gacaca in a law passed in 2001.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Perhaps it's time to reinstitute an old custom.

  • Perhaps the time has come to reinstitute an old custom.

  • And we need to, I need to reinstitute my loving kindness practice, I think.

  • Therefore, I am reinstituting the dress code, with no exceptions.

  • In the long term, the institution could reinstitute on-campus graduate family housing to help ease these concerns and improve students' academic performance.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Thus, in order to reinstitute marriage in low-income, welfare-dependent communities, states will need to take several steps.

    Academic text (1997)
  • I believe Glass-Steagall should be reinstituted even though it is not in effect right now.

    Blog text (32)
  • Identifying and reinstituting such salutary practices may assist clients on their journey toward wellness (Saleebey, 2009).

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

to reinstate
vsto reinstitute
110 5.8

To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job

focuses on returning rules or practices rather than restoring persons or positions
to revive
vsto reinstitute
104 4.2

Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten

focuses on restoring rules or practices rather than restoring popularity or strength
to renew
vsto reinstitute
94 3.7

Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity

is about bringing back rules or systems rather than refreshing their quality
to restore
vsto reinstitute
70 3.5

Bring back a previous situation, function, or position

focuses on reestablishing rules or practices rather than general situations
to reintroduce
vsto reinstitute
43 3.9

To bring something back after it was gone or not used

is used for bringing back practices or systems, not only first introductions
to resurrect
vsto reinstitute
42 6.8

Bring something back into use after it was forgotten

applies to bringing back rules or systems rather than reviving forgotten items
to reactivate
vsto reinstitute
41 4.3

To make something work again after it stopped

applies to restarting rules or practices, not only making things active
to reestablish
vsto reinstitute
37 4.3

To bring back something that stopped or was lost

emphasizes reintroducing rules or practices rather than creating them anew
to relaunch
vsto reinstitute
7 3.9

To start something again after it stops or after you change it

is used for returning rules or practices, not only product restarts
to reimpose
vsto reinstitute
5 6.5

To put a rule or law back in place after it was removed

focuses on bringing back rules or practices rather than only enforcing them
to reenact
vsto reinstitute
  • Formal
2 6.6

Make a law or rule work again after it stopped

applies to returning rules, systems, or practices beyond purely legal renewal
to reinitiate
vsto reinstitute
1 5.9

To start a process or system again after it stopped

focuses on bringing back rules, systems, or practices rather than just processes
to reregulate
vsto reinstitute
1 7.2

Make rules again for an industry after rules were removed

means bringing back rules or practices broadly, not only sector regulation
to refound
vsto reinstitute
1 6.2

To start something again after it has stopped

focuses on restoring rules or practices rather than founding institutions anew
to reinvoke
vsto reinstitute
  • Formal
8.1

To bring a rule or law back into use

is about restarting rules or practices rather than only calling them into use

Antonyms

112 4.1

To officially end a law, system, or practice

How Restored

to reimpose
5 6.5
to reinstitute
6 6.1
to reinstate
110 5.8
to resume
297 3.1

Surface Forms

reinstitute infinitive
reinstituted past participle
reinstituting present participle
reinstitutes third person singular

Morphology

reinstitute = institute (transparent) = re + institute

The meaning is a straightforward application of 're-' to 'institute', meaning to institute again or bring back.

Etymology

Reinstitute combines re- 'again' and institute 'to set up', so it literally means 'to set up again'. So, to reinstitute a rule or system is to bring it back after it was stopped.