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install

or ·ٲ

[ in-stawl ]

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.

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install

/ ɪˈɔː /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٲler noun
  • pre·ٲl verb (used with object)
  • re·ٲl verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of install1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word Բٲ. See in- 2, stall 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of install1

C16: from Medieval Latin Բٲ, from in- ² + stallum stall 1
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Example Sentences

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It was installed in 1885 at the request of Queen Victoria who wanted to be able to see from Buckingham Palace if her parliamentarians were sitting after dark.

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The local authority had installed only gender neutral toilets at the new Earlston Primary School, which recently opened.

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After all, it’s hard to be taken seriously when the “entire” Pentagon considers Hegseth a cable news clown with bad tattoos who wants to install a makeup room in the Pentagon.

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Double Parking Systems, which did not install but maintains the automated system at Rathbone Square, confirmed to the BBC last week that the parking system had been operational since 15 March.

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The local authority had installed only gender neutral toilets at the replacement Earlston primary school, which recently opened.

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