install

Formsinstalls, installing, installed

Pluralinstalls

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To put something in place and make it ready to use.

   Like putting batteries in a toy so it is ready to work.

   We hired someone to install the new dishwasher.

   Dad installed a lock on the back door last weekend.

   Similarfit, mount, erect, fix, put

   Oppositeremove, dismantle

2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To put a program onto a computer or phone so you can use it.

   Like unpacking a suitcase: the program takes everything out and puts it where it belongs.

   I installed a new game on my phone last night.

   You can install the app for free from the store.

   Similarload, deploy

   Oppositeuninstall, remove, delete

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To officially give someone a new position or job, often with a special event.

   The school installed a new principal at a special meeting.

   Next month, the members will install her as club president.

   Similarseat

   Oppositedepose, remove, oust, unseat

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4. 4
   verbreflexivetransitive

   To put someone or something in a place to stay.

   He installed himself on the couch and refused to move all day.

   We had to install Grandma in the guest room for the winter.

   Similarsettle, ensconce, establish, plant, position

   Oppositedislodge, remove

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5. 5
   nouncolloquialcountable

   The process of putting a program onto a computer so it is ready to use.

   The install took only a few minutes on my new laptop.

   Restart your computer after the install finishes.

   Similarsetup

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6. 6
   nouncolloquialcountable

   A program that has been put onto a computer and is ready to use.

   My install of the game stopped working after the update.

   Delete the old install before you add the new version.

   Similarcopy, instance

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