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Verb: reinstate  ,ree-in'steyt
  1. Restore to the previous state or rank
     
  2. Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
    "reinstate law and order";
    - restore, reestablish

Derived forms: reinstated, reinstating, reinstates

Type of: alter, change, modify, reconstruct, restore

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reinforcing stimulus
Reinhold Niebuhr
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