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instate definition

in·state (in stāt′)

transitive verb instated -·stat′ed, instating -·stat′·ing

  1. to put in a particular status, position, or rank; install
  2. Obsolete to endow; invest (with)

Etymology: in- + state

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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