reinstate

Etymology

re- + instate

verb

  1. (transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.
    Of these nine days, six will be needed for jacking. The remainder of the time will be given over to removing and then reinstating track and overhead line, power and signalling equipment from a 200-metre stretch of the ECML above. April 8 2020, Paul Stephen, “ECML dive-under drives divergence”, in Rail, page 44
  2. (transitive) To bring back into use or existence; resurrect.
    My trip along the rest of the line is delightful. It's yet another route that has recovered from previous rationalisation by having tracks and platforms reinstated in recent years. December 2 2020, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67

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