install
install Lexical Profile
install Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To place or fix equipment, machinery, or fixtures in position ready for use.
"The homeowners hired an electrician to install solar panels on the roof."
To load and configure a computer program or software application so that it is ready to be executed.
"Please install the latest security update before restarting your laptop."
To formally place someone in a new position of authority, rank, or official office, often with a ceremony.
"The university will officially install its new chancellor during the autumn convocation."
To settle or establish oneself or someone else comfortably in a particular place or position.
"She installed herself in the armchair by the window with a cup of tea and a novel."
• noun
An act or instance of setting up equipment or loading software onto a computer system; an installation.
"The technician completed a clean install of the operating system in less than an hour."
Word Nuance & Usage
Spelled "install" in American English and typically "instal" in British English, though the derived noun is spelled "installation" in both varieties. Do not confuse with "instill," which means to gradually impart an idea, attitude, or feeling.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 15th century from Medieval Latin installare ('to put in place or seat'), formed from in- ('into') and stallum ('a choir stall or seat', ultimately of Germanic origin). It originally referred to the ceremonial seating of a church dignitary in their official choir stall.