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in·stall also in·stal  (n-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 nstallre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + stallum, stall, place; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

in·staller n.

install
Verb
1. to put in and prepare (equipment) for use
2. to place (a person) formally in a position or rank
3. to settle (a person, esp. oneself) in a position or state: Tony installed himself in an armchair [Medieval Latin installare]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

install
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Spanish install [ɪnˈstɔːl] vtinstalar
French install (US), instal [ɪnˈstɔːl] vtinstaller
German install [ɪnˈstɔːl] vtinstallieren;
(telephone) → anschließen;
(official) → einsetzen;
to install o.s. → sich niederlassen

Italian install [ɪnˈstɔːl] vtinstallare

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The new household would install itself in the Glandier, and the son-in-law would lend his assistance in the work to which the father and daughter had dedicated their lives.
He resumed that dismal laugh that had so alarmed Parry; and whilst the whole household was screaming, singing, and preparing to install the travelers who had been preceded by their lackeys, he glided out by the principal entrance into the street, where the old man, who had gone to the window, lost sight of him in a moment.
"Before you can go out on the road and learn the more complicated and higher details of the profession," he said, "you will, of course, have to work in the car-house with the men who install and repair the motors.
 
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