instal

 [in-stawl]  

in·stal

   [in-stawl]
verb (used with object), in·stalled, in·stal·ling.
install.
Related forms
re·in·stal, verb (used with object)
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install or instal (ɪnˈstɔːl)
 
—vb , -stalls, -stalling, -stalled, -stals, -stalling, -stalled
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
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin installāre, from in-² + stallumstall1]
 
instal or instal
 
—vb
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin installāre, from in-² + stallumstall1]
 
in'staller or instal
 
—n

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