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install

invest, instate, place in position; connect for use: install an air conditioner; induct into office with ceremonies: install a new president
Not to be confused with:
instill – inculcate, introduce; insinuate; infuse slowly into the mind or feelings: instill a sense of fairness in a child
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in·stall

also in·stal  (ĭn-stôl′)
tr.v. in·stalled, in·stall·ing, in·stalls also in·stals
1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use: installed the new furnace; installed software on my computer.
2. To induct into an office, rank, or position: a ceremony to install the new governor.
3. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish: installed myself in the spare room.

[Middle English installen, to place in office, from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin īnstallāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + stallum, stall, place; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

in·stall′er n.
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install

(ɪnˈstɔːl) or

instal

vb (tr) , -stalls, -stalling, -stalled, -stals, -stalling or -stalled
1. to place (machinery, equipment, etc) in position and connect and adjust for use
2. (Computer Science) to transfer (computer software) from a distribution file to a permanent location on disk, and prepare it for its particular environment and application
3. to put in a position, rank, etc
4. to settle (a person, esp oneself) in a position or state: she installed herself in an armchair.
[C16: from Medieval Latin installāre, from in-2 + stallum stall1]
inˈstaller n
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in•stall

or in•stal

(ɪnˈstɔl)

v.t. -stalled, -stall•ing or -stal•ling.
1. to put in place or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
2. to establish in an office, position, or place.
3. to induct into an office or the like with ceremonies or formalities.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin installāre; see in2, stall1]
in•stall′er, n.
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install

- Its earliest sense was "place in office by seating in a stall or official seat," from Old French estaler, "to place," from estal, "place."
See also related terms for stall.
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install


Past participle: installed
Gerund: installing

Imperative
install
install
Present
I install
you install
he/she/it installs
we install
you install
they install
Preterite
I installed
you installed
he/she/it installed
we installed
you installed
they installed
Present Continuous
I am installing
you are installing
he/she/it is installing
we are installing
you are installing
they are installing
Present Perfect
I have installed
you have installed
he/she/it has installed
we have installed
you have installed
they have installed
Past Continuous
I was installing
you were installing
he/she/it was installing
we were installing
you were installing
they were installing
Past Perfect
I had installed
you had installed
he/she/it had installed
we had installed
you had installed
they had installed
Future
I will install
you will install
he/she/it will install
we will install
you will install
they will install
Future Perfect
I will have installed
you will have installed
he/she/it will have installed
we will have installed
you will have installed
they will have installed
Future Continuous
I will be installing
you will be installing
he/she/it will be installing
we will be installing
you will be installing
they will be installing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been installing
you have been installing
he/she/it has been installing
we have been installing
you have been installing
they have been installing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been installing
you will have been installing
he/she/it will have been installing
we will have been installing
you will have been installing
they will have been installing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been installing
you had been installing
he/she/it had been installing
we had been installing
you had been installing
they had been installing
Conditional
I would install
you would install
he/she/it would install
we would install
you would install
they would install
Past Conditional
I would have installed
you would have installed
he/she/it would have installed
we would have installed
you would have installed
they would have installed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.install - set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
retrofit - fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
reinstall - install again; "She reinstalled the washer after it had been repaired"
put up, post - place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
2.install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"
induct, seat, invest - place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
enthrone, vest, invest - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"
3.install - place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
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install

verb
1. set up, put in, place, position, station, establish, lay, fix, locate, lodge They had installed a new phone line in the apartment.
2. institute, establish, introduce, invest, ordain, inaugurate, induct, instate A new Catholic bishop was installed yesterday.
3. settle, position, plant, establish, lodge, ensconce Before her husband's death she had installed herself in a modern villa.
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install

also instal
verb
1. To put in or assign to a certain position or location:
2. To admit formally into membership or office, as with ritual:
3. To place securely in a position or condition:
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Translations
يُرَكِّبيُنَصِّب
instalovatusadituvést do úřadu
indsætteinstallerelægge indmontere
asentaa
beszerelinstalláltelepít
koma fyrir, setja uppsetja í embætti; koma fyrir
instaliacijaįtaisytiįvedimasįvesdinti į tarnybąįvesti
iekārtotiesierīkotievadītievilktuzstādīt
usadiť
namestiti
installera
atamakkurmaktakmakyerleş mek

install

[ɪnˈstɔːl] vt
[+ equipment, machine] → installer; [+ kitchen, bathroom] → installer
(COMPUTING) [+ software] → installer
[+ official] → installer dans ses fonctions
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install

vtinstallieren (also Comput); telephone alsoanschließen; bathroom, fireplaceeinbauen; person(in ein Amt) einsetzen or einführen; governmenteinsetzen; priestinvestieren; to have electricity installedans Elektrizitätsnetz angeschlossen werden; when you’ve installed yourself in your new officewenn Sie sich in Ihrem neuen Büro installiert or eingerichtet haben; he installed himself in the best armchair (inf)er pflanzte sich auf den besten Sessel (inf)
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install

[ɪnˈstɔːl] vt (machine, equipment, telephone) → installare; (mayor, official) → insediare
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install

(inˈstoːl) verb
1. to put in place ready for use. When was the telephone/electricity installed (in this house)?
2. to put (a thing, oneself or another person) in a place or position. He was installed as president yesterday; They soon installed themselves in the new house.
installation (instəˈleiʃən) noun
1. the act of installing.
2. a piece of equipment that has been installed. The cooker, fridge and other electrical installations are all in working order.
inˈstalment noun
1. one payment out of a number of payments into which an amount of money, especially a debt, is divided. The new carpet is being paid for by monthly instalments.
2. a part of a story that is printed one part at a time eg in a weekly magazine, or read in parts on the radio. Did you hear the final instalment last week?
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install

v. instalar, colocar.
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