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also in·stal (ĭn-stôl') pronunciation
tr.v., -stalled, -stall·ing, -stalls, also -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.]

installer in·stall'er n.


is spelt with two ls and has inflected forms installed, installing. The noun is instalment in British English and installment in American English.

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May refer to the program run in "installing" a new application in a computer, or the term may refer to the software that developers use to create the install program users run. For developers, there are open source and commercial installers, both of which contain configuration menus, as well as a scripting language, for creating custom install packages with their logos and particular requirements. See install program.

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also instal

verb

  1. To put in or assign to a certain position or location: emplace, locate, place, position, set1, site, situate, spot. See place.
  2. To admit formally into membership or office, as with ritual: inaugurate, induct, initiate, instate, invest. See accept/reject.
  3. To place securely in a position or condition: ensconce, establish, fix, seat, settle. See put in/take out.


v

Definition: set up
Antonyms: remove

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IN BRIEF: v. - Set up for use; Place; Put into an office or a position.

pronunciation Did they come to install your washing machine?

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - installere, anbringe, indrette, indsætte

idioms:

  • install oneself    placere sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
installeren, aanbrengen, benoemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - installer, poser, installer qn

idioms:

  • install oneself    s'installer

Deutsch (German)
v. - installieren, einbauen, anbringen, einführen

idioms:

  • install oneself    sich einrichten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εγκαθιστώ, μοντάρω, τοποθετώ, εγκαθιστώ σε αξίωμα κ.λπ.

idioms:

  • install oneself    θρονιάζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
insediare, investire, installare

idioms:

  • install oneself    installarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - instalar

idioms:

  • install oneself    instalar-se

Русский (Russian)
помещать, устанавливать, официально вводить в должность

idioms:

  • install oneself    расположиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - investir, tomar posesión de su cargo, instalar, montar

idioms:

  • install oneself    instalarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - installera, inviga, insätta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
安装, 使就职, 安置

idioms:

  • install oneself    就职, 任用, 安置

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 安裝, 使就職, 安置

idioms:

  • install oneself    就職, 任用, 安置

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 설치하다, 취임 시키다

idioms:

  • install oneself    ~에 임명하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り付ける, 就任させる, 席に着かせる, 任命する, 備え付ける

idioms:

  • install oneself    席につく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينصب, يقلد منصبا, يركب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התקין (מתקן), הכניס לתפקיד, מיקם, יישב, התקין סתימה בשן‬


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