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install

[in-stawl]

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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.

Also, instal.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin installāre. See in-², stall¹

Related forms

in·stall·er, noun

pre·in·stall, verb (used with object)

re·in·stall, verb (used with object)

Can be confused: install, instill.

Synonyms
3. invest, instate, receive.

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My co-op building is being required to install safety railings on the roof.

The last block on a long wall, called the closure block, is a bit tricky to install.

To install new hinges, lay the door facedown on a sturdy work surface.

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My co-op building is being required to install safety railings on the roof.

The last block on a long wall, called the closure block, is a bit tricky to install.

To install new hinges, lay the door facedown on a sturdy work surface.

Better yet, each timer is tiny, so you can install two in the same wall outlet.

Install filters to block copyrighted material from being posted.

They don't physically install counter tops because they have the ability to design and they hire people to do manual labor.

Install and program your digital thermostat for energy efficiency when you're not at home.

Homeowners looking to go green and lower their utility bills can install a residential.

It won't be long before surgeons routinely install replacement body parts created in the laboratory.

Finding a mechanic to do the install for you shouldn't be too hard.

To make the clocks feasible, engineers had to install a signaling system that allows trains to be tracked by a computer.

They'll probably lend you the install media for the price of a pint if you explain the problem.

They must now install devices in their cars that prevent them starting if alcoholic breath is detected.

Visit any of these or other sites to install aggregator software and build your own personal media syndicate.

Of course, you'd need to install the app to allow it to spy.

The number of paintings you install is dependent upon the architecture of the space where you are showing them.

Make sure you allow the application to install as a window on your profile.

Even if the economy improves, firms will install labor saving equipment in an attempt to cut costs.

Ask your tech guys if they have a campus agreement and can install it for you.

Putting sanctions on another country, let alone trying to install a missile specifically aimed at that country is an act of war.

Spanish law requires new buildings to install solar panels as part of an effort to curb demand for.

Offshore wind turbines cost much more to install and maintain than onshore ones, so reliability is paramount.

Maybe the day will come when somebody will publish a formal rulebook for shoppers and install penalty boxes throughout the mall.

Use our easy step-by-step instructions to install your own flagstone path this weekend.

Install the drip tray around a foot below the tap by putting screws into the door to hang the tray on.

Typical shower-door kits are easy to install with an electric drill and basic hand tools.

Make sure they install everything so you get the concept mapping stuff.

Warier users can install a personal digital wallet on their own computers.

To catch the leaders of the mafia, undercover agents install a bug in a mobsters own home.

Today they'll install additional sleeping quarters.

And now they were to install him in the highest office in the land.

If you plan to install a larger automated system, it is best to do so before a seasonal planting.

There are some basic install instructions at the andLinux website.

Hirsch emphasized that the bulletin does not require landlords to allow tenants to install the appliances.

With these, you will need to download and install software to read your feeds.

But it would be hard to install one without damaging archaeological sites.

Install low-flow showerheads, low-flow toilets, and faucet aerators.

Imagine: you go to an outpatient clinic they install two shunts.

Soil soaker hoses are effective and easy to install.

Already, there's a push to install scanners that show travelers'.

Because they are less expensive to manufacture and easier to install than.

The downside is libraries need someone on staff who can install and maintain the open-source program.

Install a phone and some sensors inside a bulldozer, and it can call a mechanic before it goes wrong.

Install a thermostat that keeps hot water at a usable temperature so no cold water is wasted.

Solar power has the same issue of predictability and is far too expensive to install and maintain for high level use.

Install these first, then add the other unnotched pieces.

Yesterday he rather astutely helped my mother and sister install a towel rack.

BP agreed to install the new cap as workers were bringing another collection system into operation.

But if students chose to install such a tracking system on their phones to get cheap eats, it would not be creepy.

In the meantime, users can install security-enhancing plug-ins.

Most homeowners who utilize wind energy install smaller systems that generate only a portion of their needs.

To install the same megawatts of windmills versus coal and uclear power would cover the country literally.

When counter and cabinet space is limited, install a wall rack or sturdy shelves to make the.

We needed more people to install the distribution, but there was never any real.

Quinn's plan includes a requirement that the city's nightclubs install security cameras and identification-checking.

Access the control panel and find something you want to install, click on it and follow the instructions to install.

Discotheque owners feel unable to install contraceptive machines.

Most of these approaches have been dismissed as too expensive to install or because biocides could be harmful to the environment.

Marine scientists have long been allowed to install instruments on offshore structures.

If you don't have a swimming pool, you could install a cistern or rain barrels.

My first impression was how incredibly easy it is to obtain and install on your memory stick.

Of course, if the feds install a debt-to-starting salary-cap for student borrowing, only the rich will attend college.

And petrol stations should be required to install pumps that blend petrol with ethanol.

To kick things off, local counties and/or the state government should provide low-interest loans to install solar panels.

Then send in the drillers, rathole and well, with the cementers to install a well head.

If you're going to install new hardware that won't use the same screw holes, fill in the old holes with wood putty.

Companies are reluctant to allow employees to install the software that the ratings agencies rely on to track web use.

Our city's zoning ordinances plus the kink in our chimney that made it impossible to install a liner made the choice for.

As they are easy to install and maintain, they are being used in remote areas of developing countries, as well.

Dig a trench and install a perforated drainpipe running downslope from one spot to the other.

Finally, it takes up less space, costs the same amount to install and should prove more lasting than traditional liners.

He asked the company for permission to take over an unused parking lot to install a full-fledged garden.

But they're kind of difficult to install and there's no way you're going to get everyone on the internet to install them.

The department secretary called our equipment guy to come install some software on my cpu.

The biggest difficulty, he says, was to install the satellite-internet link.

As demand increases, solar is also slowly getting more affordable to install.

The current fossil fuel burning power plants should be forced to install scrubbers.

Many gardeners hire a licensed landscape contractor to plan and install such systems.

The attacker would need to be on the same network as one of the students in order to install the malware.

It was easy to install and allows for automatic scheduled or manual back-ups.

Japanese builders have been persuaded to install them behind the bowls as a matter of routine.

Install a programmable thermostat for the times you are away from home.

Investigators will install a data collection system in participants' cars that measures an array of driver activity.

Their first thought was to install two trellises for vines.

Power users can install their own server, while others can use a version hosted on someone else's.

Some would wish to install a new strongman and wait for him to create the conditions for a secular democracy.

Install water-efficient washing machines and dishwashers.

Better still, use drip irrigation which is quite cheap to install.

Install a custom built desk surface and floating shelves.

If you don't want to do that, you can always install the update manually.

The plan was to install them in groups of several dozen.

The type of panel you install can directly relate to your seasonal energy production as well.

Once you have the tone pegged install these at strategic places around the globe.

We're replacing an old rectangular deck and want to install something more creative.

I'd rather voluntarily install the malware then read that paragraph again.

Being easy to install and maintain, they are being used in remote areas of developing countries.

Photovoltaic panels are the same panels you install on your roof to capture sunlight, only on a much larger scale.

Install a soft spray head or watering wand with an on-off valve.

Customers can install it without having to rejig their existing set-ups.

She charges the boma owners for half the fencing and they have to install it.

The water garden took our five-person crew eight hours to install.

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World English Dictionary

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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Word Origin & History

install

1548, "place in (ecclesiastical) office by seating in an official stall," from M.L. installare, from L. in- "in" + M.L. stallum "stall," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. stal "standing place;" see stall (1)). Installation "act of setting up" (machinery, etc.) is first recorded 1882.

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