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install
[ in-stawl ]
verb (used with object)
- to place in position or connect for service or use:
to install a heating system;
to install software on a computer.
- to establish in an office, position, or place:
to install oneself in new quarters.
- to induct into an office or the like with ceremonies or formalities.
Synonyms: , ,
install
/ ɪˈɔː /
verb
- to place (machinery, equipment, etc) in position and connect and adjust for use
- to transfer (computer software) from a distribution file to a permanent location on disk, and prepare it for its particular environment and application
- to put in a position, rank, etc
- to settle (a person, esp oneself) in a position or state
she installed herself in an armchair
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٲler noun
- pre·ٲl verb (used with object)
- re·ٲl verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of install1
Example Sentences
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.
The local authority had installed only gender neutral toilets at the new Earlston Primary School, which recently opened.
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.
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.
The local authority had installed only gender neutral toilets at the replacement Earlston primary school, which recently opened.
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