install

or in·stal

[ in-stawl ]

verb (used with object)

1. to place in position 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:

   to install oneself in new quarters.

3. to induct into an office or the like with ceremonies or formalities.

   Synonyms: receive, instate, invest

install

/ ɪnˈstɔːl /

verb

1. to place (machinery, equipment, etc) in position and connect and adjust for use
2. 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

Derived Forms

• inˈstaller, noun

Other Words From

• in·staller noun
• prein·stall verb (used with object)
• rein·stall verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of install¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word installāre. See in- ², stall ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of install¹

C16: from Medieval Latin installāre, from in- ² + stallum stall ¹

Example Sentences

My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.

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Speaking of Grandma, The Wireless Joey is so simple she can install it herself.

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Then they install sump pumps to remove remnant toxic waters.

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The Ferguson Police do have two dashboard cams, but Chief Tom Jackson says he lacks the $3,000 per camera cost to install them.

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Parents can install an alarm on their outside door—although that, of course, costs money.

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Not one of the early electric actions proved either quick or reliable, and all were costly to install and maintain.

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Then, by George, I'll see if I can't persuade the courts to put the property into bankruptcy and install my man as receiver!

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The …-h2.htm file will be used only if you wish to install all three volumes on your own computer.

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I remove the eggs and install the helpless creatures on a bed of leaf-mould with a glass cover.

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But I wonder if we might install protection against mechanical injury—with intent to damage aforethought!

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Related Words

• build in
• fix
• inaugurate
• institute
• introduce
• invest
• lay
• place
• plant
• put in
• station