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instal — Install In*stall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Installed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Installing}.] [F. installer, LL. installare, fr. pref. in in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare. See {Stall}.] [Written also {instal}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
instal — [16] To instal someone was originally literally to put them ‘into a stall’. The word comes from medieval Latin installāre, a compound verb based on the noun stallum ‘stall’, and referred originally to the formal induction of someone into an… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
instal — in·stall || ɪn stÉ”Ël v. set up for use, put in (i.e. machinery); establish in an office or position; formally induct into office, inaugurate (also instal) … English contemporary dictionary
instal — [16] To instal someone was originally literally to put them ‘into a stall’. The word comes from medieval Latin installāre, a compound verb based on the noun stallum ‘stall’, and referred originally to the formal induction of someone into an… … Word origins
instal — verb 1. set up for use (Freq. 6) install the washer and dryer We put in a new sink • Syn: ↑install, ↑put in, ↑set up • Derivationally related forms: ↑instalment … Useful english dictionary
instal — chiefly British variant of install … New Collegiate Dictionary
instal — /in stawl /, v.t., installed, installing. install. * * * … Universalium
instal — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb See install … English dictionary for students
instal — see install … English dictionary
instal — verb (T) 1 to put a piece of equipment somewhere and connect it so that it is ready to be used: They ve installed the new network at last. 2 to put someone in an important job or position, especially with a ceremony: Churchill was installed as… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
