instal (redirected from instals)

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.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	instal - set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" install, 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.	instal - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election" install 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.	instal - place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" install, establish, set up

Translations

instal install (US) [ɪnˈstɔːl] VT

1. [+ central heating, lighting, equipment] → instalar

2. (= invest) to be installed in office → tomar posesión de su cargo

3. (Comput) [+ program] → instalar