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Definition of Install
1. Verb. Set up for use. "They want to install the doors"; "We put in a new sink"
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Specialized synonyms: Retrofit, Reinstall, Post, Put Up
Derivative terms: Installing, Instalment, Installation, Installing, Installment
2. Verb. Put into an office or a position. "The new president was installed immediately after the election"
Specialized synonyms: Induct, Invest, Seat, Enthrone, Invest, Vest
Derivative terms: Installation, Installation
3. Verb. Place. "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
Definition of Install
1. v. t. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place.
Definition of Install
1. Verb. (transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To admit formally into an office, rank or position. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To establish or settle in. ¹
4. Noun. (informal) Installation. (Usage originated as a truncated form of the word installation.) ¹
5. Noun. (computing) (sense jargon) A computer software utility that is run to install a software application. Also used as an adjective. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Install
1. to place in position for use [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Install
Literary usage of Install
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Yep, creating install images so that you can load your prefabricated installs
onto your ... Apple's Network install ® Network install gives you the means to ..."
2. The Law of Contracts by William Herbert Page (1921)
"Contracts to furnish and install machinery. A contract to furnish or to install
machinery which is to be constructed in accordance with certain ..."
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