Reinstate (-stt), v. t.
To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom. For the just we have said already thet some of them were reinstated in their pristine happiness and felicity. Glanvill.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists reinstate only as an antonym, under abolish.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given