Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Instate \In*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Instating}.]
   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. --Shak.