install (redirected from installs)

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.

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[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.]

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in·staller n.

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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]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	install - set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" instal, put in, set up 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" instal 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" instal, establish, set up

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install

verb 1. set up, put in, place, position, station, establish, lay, fix, locate, lodge

verb 2. institute, establish, introduce, invest, ordain, inaugurate, induct, instate

verb 3. settle, position, plant, establish, lodge, ensconce

Translations

install [ɪnˈstɔːl] vt → instalar

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install (US), instal [ɪnˈstɔːl] vt → installer

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install [ɪnˈstɔːl] vt → installieren;

(telephone) → anschließen;

(official) → einsetzen;

to install o.s. → sich niederlassen

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install [ɪnˈstɔːl] vt → installare