install

American  

[in-stawl] / ɪnˈstɔl /

Or instal

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

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install British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• installer noun
• preinstall verb (used with object)
• reinstall verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of install

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

Example Sentences

They want to install water sources for sheep stranded on the U.S. side.

From Los Angeles Times

Our critic said it is “tastefully installed” and that “many of the show’s sculptures are undeniably elegant.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But as prices soared to a fresh high near $5,600 on Thursday, customers surrounding the bright yellow machine installed by gold trading firm Kinghood Group were looking to sell.

From Barron's

Nara Park, famous for its free-roaming wild deer, installed trash cans last year for the first time in four decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Purchasers will have to purchase our inflaters and install them into air bags to make our product work,” the company said in a court filing that is part of a continuing lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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