Instate


[in-steyt] /ɪnˈsteɪt/

verb (used with object), instated, instating.
1.
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
2.
Obsolete. to endow with something.
/ɪnˈsteɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to place in a position or office; install
v.

“to put someone in a certain state or condition,” c.1600, from in + state (n.1). Related: Instated; instating.

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