instates
Places in position
Instates is the third-person singular form of instate, meaning to establish someone in a position or office.
A board instates a new director; a ceremony instates officials.
The word is less common than its opposite, reinstate, which restores someone to a position they previously held: The committee instates new members each January.
Propose as candidate
- designateFormally select or name
- assignGive as responsibility
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- nameIdentifying word for someone
place · inaugurate · hire · employ · engage · enlist · recruit · select
Pass into law
- codifyOrganize into formal rules
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- implementTool or enact
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
decree · ordain · prescribe · ratify · formalize · adopt · pass · promulgate
Return to earlier state
- renewMake valid again
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- rebuildRestore after damage
- reconstituteRestore to original form
reinstitute · recommission · reintroduce · bring back · return · recover · reactivate · resume
Formal beginning ceremony
- inductionFormal admission process
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
ordination · enthronement · consecration · commencement · initiation · rite · oath · vows
nominate
Propose as candidate
- designateFormally select or name
- assignGive as responsibility
- commissionPayment for services rendered
name · place · inaugurate · hire · employ · engage · enlist · recruit · select · choose
enact
Pass into law
mandate · decree · ordain · prescribe · ratify · formalize · adopt · pass · promulgate · legalize
restore
Return to earlier state
reconstitute · reinstitute · recommission · reintroduce · bring back · return · recover · reactivate · resume · restart
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- inductionFormal admission process
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
swearing-in · ordination · enthronement · consecration · commencement · initiation · rite · oath · vows · ritual
reinstate, reinstated, reinstatement, reinstating, instate, instated, instating, instatement