INSTATE

Etymology

Verb

instate (third-person singular simple present instates, present participle instating, simple past and past participle instated)

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

Anagrams

• Atenist, antiset, santite, satinet, statine, tanties

Source: Wiktionary


In*state", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instated; p. pr. & vb. n. Instating.]

Definition: To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; as, to instate a person in greatness or in favor. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THOUGHTLESS

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