install
or in·stal
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.
Origin of install
1Other words for install
Other words from install
- in·stall·er, noun
- pre·in·stall, verb (used with object)
- re·in·stall, verb (used with object)
Words that may be confused with install
- install , instill
Words Nearby install
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How to use install in a sentence
Essentially, the idea is to make brain-machine interfaces not only easier to install but also more powerful.
Elon Musk is one step closer to connecting a computer to your brain | Rebecca Heilweil | August 28, 2020 | VoxTwo weeks later, Kriuchkov traveled to San Francisco, rented a Toyota Corolla from Hertz, and drove to Nevada in an effort to coax the employee to install the malware program.
The FBI broke up a Russian hacker plot to extort millions from Tesla | Aaron Pressman | August 28, 2020 | FortuneFacebook advertisers looking to continue to target iOS 14 users with app install ad campaigns will now be required to sign up for a new, separate ad account to target those users.
Facebook says Apple’s forthcoming privacy moves will throttle publisher revenue on its Audience Network | Lara O'Reilly | August 26, 2020 | DigidayMore recently, Daniel Zitterbart, a physicist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, helped develop and install high-resolution cameras to observe undisturbed huddling behavior.
The EU does not want a situation in which all this chaos permits Putin to become the puppet master or to install his own figurehead in Belarus.
My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.
Speaking of Grandma, The Wireless Joey is so simple she can install it herself.
Then they install sump pumps to remove remnant toxic waters.
The Ferguson Police do have two dashboard cams, but Chief Tom Jackson says he lacks the $3,000 per camera cost to install them.
If Ferguson P.D. Is Too Broke to Buy Body Cameras, Let’s Do It For Them | Michael Daly | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTParents can install an alarm on their outside door—although that, of course, costs money.
Is It Wrong for Parents to Lock Up Their Disabled Kids? | Elizabeth Picciuto | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot one of the early electric actions proved either quick or reliable, and all were costly to install and maintain.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerThen, by George, I'll see if I can't persuade the courts to put the property into bankruptcy and install my man as receiver!
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeThe …-h2.htm file will be used only if you wish to install all three volumes on your own computer.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) | John RuskinI remove the eggs and install the helpless creatures on a bed of leaf-mould with a glass cover.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreBut I wonder if we might install protection against mechanical injury—with intent to damage aforethought!
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for install
instal
/ (ɪnˈstɔːl) /
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
Origin of install
1Derived forms of install
- installer, noun
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