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install
invest, instate, place in position; connect for use: install an air conditioner; induct into office with ceremonies: install a new president
Not to be confused with:
instill – inculcate, introduce; insinuate; infuse slowly into the mind or feelings: instill a sense of fairness in a child
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in·stall
also in·stal (ĭn-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 īnstallāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + stallum, stall, place; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
in·stall′er n.
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install
(ɪnˈstɔːl) orinstal
vb (tr) , -stalls, -stalling, -stalled, -stals, -stalling or -stalled
1. to place (machinery, equipment, etc) in position and connect and adjust for use
2. (Computer Science) 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.
[C16: from Medieval Latin installāre, from in-2 + stallum stall1]
inˈstaller n
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in•stall
or in•stal
(ɪnˈstɔl)v.t. -stalled, -stall•ing or -stal•ling.
1. to put in place 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.
3. to induct into an office or the like with ceremonies or formalities.
in•stall′er, n.
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install
- Its earliest sense was "place in office by seating in a stall or official seat," from Old French estaler, "to place," from estal, "place."See also related terms for stall.
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install
Past participle: installed
Gerund: installing
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Verb | 1. | 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" |
2. | install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election" | |
3. | install - place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" |
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install
verb
1. set up, put in, place, position, station, establish, lay, fix, locate, lodge They had installed a new phone line in the apartment.
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install
also instalverb
1. To put in or assign to a certain position or location:
2. To admit formally into membership or office, as with ritual:
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Translations
يُرَكِّبيُنَصِّب
instalovatusadituvést do úřadu
indsætteinstallerelægge indmontere
asentaa
beszerelinstalláltelepít
koma fyrir, setja uppsetja í embætti; koma fyrir
instaliacijaįtaisytiįvedimasįvesdinti į tarnybąįvesti
iekārtotiesierīkotievadītievilktuzstādīt
usadiť
namestiti
installera
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
install
vt → installieren (also Comput); telephone also → anschließen; bathroom, fireplace → einbauen; person → (in ein Amt) einsetzen or einführen; government → einsetzen; priest → investieren; to have electricity installed → ans Elektrizitätsnetz angeschlossen werden; when you’ve installed yourself in your new office → wenn Sie sich in Ihrem neuen Büro installiert or eingerichtet haben; he installed himself in the best armchair (inf) → er pflanzte sich auf den besten Sessel (inf)
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
install
(inˈstoːl) verb1. to put in place ready for use. When was the telephone/electricity installed (in this house)?
2. to put (a thing, oneself or another person) in a place or position. He was installed as president yesterday; They soon installed themselves in the new house.
installation (instəˈleiʃən) noun1. the act of installing.
2. a piece of equipment that has been installed. The cooker, fridge and other electrical installations are all in working order.
inˈstalment noun1. one payment out of a number of payments into which an amount of money, especially a debt, is divided. The new carpet is being paid for by monthly instalments.
2. a part of a story that is printed one part at a time eg in a weekly magazine, or read in parts on the radio. Did you hear the final instalment last week?
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install
v. instalar, colocar.
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