transitive verb
-·stat′ed, -·stat′ing- to put in a particular status, position, or rank; install
- Obs. to endow; invest (with)
Origin of instate
in- + stateinstate
in·state
verb
- An example of instate is someone being hired as the principal of a school; instate the principal.
- An example of instate is something being voted into law; instate a law.
Instate is defined as to put someone into a specific position, or to install something.
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instate
transitive verb
in·stat·ed, in·stat·ing, in·statesTo establish in office; install.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present instates, present participle instating, simple past and past participle instated)
Origin
From in- + state.
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