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instate

/ɪnˈsteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
in-state
IPA
/ɪnˈsteɪt/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To install (someone) in office; to establish.

Transitive verb

adj

Alternative form of in-state.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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).

Usage

Inflected Forms

instates (present, singular) instating (participle, present) instated (participle, past) instated (past)

Derived Forms

instatement reinstate

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate straight love-hate eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce instate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈsteɪt/.
What does instate mean?
To install (someone) in office; to establish.
Where does instate come 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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