install

or in·stal

[in-stawl]

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verb (used with object)

to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.

to establish in an office, position, or place: to install oneself in new quarters.

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

Origin of install

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word installāre. See in-², stall¹

Related formsin·stall·er, nounpre·in·stall, verb (used with object)re·in·stall, verb (used with object)

Can be confusedinstall instill

Synonyms for install

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3. invest, instate, receive.

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Related Words for install

plant, institute, invest, fix, introduce, station, place, lay, inaugurate, lodge, settle, ensconce, position, line, furnish, induct, instate

Examples from the Web for install

Contemporary Examples of install

Speaking of Grandma, The Wireless Joey is so simple she can install it herself.
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December 8, 2014
Then they install sump pumps to remove remnant toxic waters.
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September 19, 2014
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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Michael Daly
August 18, 2014
Parents can install an alarm on their outside door—although that, of course, costs money.
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Elizabeth Picciuto
August 4, 2014
Had Richard III been able to install a tape recorder in his palaces the ranting might well have been identical.
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July 27, 2014

Historical Examples of install

Then we returned to France, our beautiful France, to install ourselves in the Tuileries.
The Boy Life of Napoleon
Eugenie Foa
I'll install a set of them in a car, and it will go like the wind.
Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout
Victor Appleton
How could they get her out in order to install La Catiche in her place?
Fruitfulness
Emile Zola
Other plants have all parts separate, and require more work to install.
The Automobile Storage Battery
O. A. Witte
I would have a fleet of parts ships and junior mechanics to install them.
The Repairman
Harry Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for install

install

instal

verb -stalls, -stalling, -stalled, -stals, -stalling or -stalled (tr)

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

to transfer (computer software) from a distribution file to a permanent location on disk, and prepare it for its particular environment and application

to put in a position, rank, etc

to settle (a person, esp oneself) in a position or stateshe installed herself in an armchair

Derived Formsinstaller, noun

Word Origin for install

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

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Word Origin and History for install

early 15c., "place in (ecclesiastical) office by seating in an official stall," from Medieval Latin installare, from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + Medieval Latin stallum "stall," from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German stal "standing place;" see stall (n.1)). Related: Installed; installing.