Definitions for install
ɪnˈstɔlin·stall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. install, instal, put in, set upverb

   set up for use

   "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"

2. install, instalverb

   put into an office or a position

   "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

3. install, instal, set up, establishverb

   place

   "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. installnoun

   Installation. (Usage originated as a truncated form of the word installation.)

2. installnoun

   A computer software utility that is run to install a software application. Also used as an adjective.

   After inserting the disk, you need to run the install.

3. installverb

   To connect, set up or prepare something for use

   I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.

4. installverb

   To admit formally into an office, rank or position.

   He was installed as Chancellor of the University.

5. installverb

   To establish or settle in.

   I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INSTALLverb

   To advance to any rank or office, by placing in the seat or stall proper to that condition.

   Etymology: installer, French, in and stall.

   She reigns a goddess now among the saints,
   That whilom was the saint of shepherds light,
   And is installed now in heaven's hight. Edmund Spenser, Past.

   Cranmer is return'd with welcome,
   Install'd archbishop of Canterbury. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   The king chose him master of the horse, after this he was installed of the most noble order. Henry Wotton.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Installverb

   to set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place

2. Installverb

   to place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as, to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to install a college president

3. Etymology: [F. installer, LL. installare, fr. pref. in- in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare. See Stall.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. install

   The install command is a standard Unix program used to copy files and set file permissions.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Install

   Instal, in-stawl′, v.t. to place in a seat: to place in an office or order: to invest with any charge or office with the customary ceremonies.—ns. Installā′tion, the act of installing or placing in an office with ceremonies: a placing in position for use, also a general term for the complete mechanical apparatus for electric lighting, &c.; Instal′ment, the act of installing: one of the parts of a sum paid at various times: that which is produced at stated periods. [Fr.,—Low L. installare—in, in, stallum, a stall—Old High Ger. stal (Ger. stall), Eng. stall.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. install

   To connect or upload a piece of software, program, file or app.

   They did install the new website to ensure they could access the most up to date software and designs.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020  

2. ---

   install

   To prepare or connect.

   They did install the new kitchen.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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1. Install

   Install vs. Instill -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Install and Instill.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'install' in Verbs Frequency: #543

How to pronounce install?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of install in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of install in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of install in a Sentence

1. Candice Miller:

   Given the controversy surrounding Confederate imagery, I decided to install a new display, i am well aware of how many Americans negatively view the Confederate flag. And, personally, I am very sympathetic to these views.However, I also believe that it is not the business of the federal government to dictate what flag each state flies.

2. Javier Sanchez:

   We are finally at the point where we’re going to install our first baby box in the Española Fire Station and we are thrilled about that, we’re getting more awareness about what the reality is out there in the world.

3. Tina Reddington:

   Be sure to install high-quality metal screens on all windows and provide a variety of scratching posts and perches for the cats to use.

4. Sameer Samat:

   Most Android devices ship with at least two app stores preinstalled, and consumers are able to install additional app stores, this openness means that even if a developer and Google do not agree on business terms the developer can still distribute on the Android platform.

5. Bruce Schneier:

   It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.

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