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instate.

To install (someone) in office; to establish.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈsteɪt/

  1. To install (someone) in office; to establish.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English instate From in- + state (noun).

adj/ˈɪn.steɪt/

  1. Alternative form of in-state.

    alt-of · alternative · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English instate From in- + state (noun).

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