| Instate (v. t.) To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; as, to instate a person in greatness or in favor. Thesaurus Entries anoint, chair, crown, enlist, enroll, enthrone, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, invest, ordain, place, place in office, put in, sign on, sign up, throne |