install

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈstɔːl/
(also instal)

verb (installs or instals, installing, installed)

[with object]
  • 1place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use: we’re planning to install a new shower
  • 2place (someone) in a new position of authority, especially with ceremony: he was installed as Prime Minister in 1966
  • establish (someone) in a new place or condition: Ashley installed herself behind her table

Derivatives

installer

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in install (sense 2)): from medieval Latin installare, from in- 'into' + stallum 'place, stall'. install (sense 1) dates from the mid 19th century

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