instaurate

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verb

To renew or renovate.

OriginLatin īnstaurātus →
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Meanings

verbinstaurate (third-person singular simple present instaurates, present participle instaurating, simple past and past participle instaurated)

present singular third person instaurates · participle present instaurating · participle past instaurated · past instaurated

  1. transitiveTo renew or renovate.

Origin

  1. Latinīnstaurātus
  2. Englishinstaurate

First attested in 1583; borrowed from Latin īnstaurātus, perfect passive participle of īnstaurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French instaurer.

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APA

instaurate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instaurate

MLA

“instaurate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instaurate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instaurate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instaurate.

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