instal

2 definitions found

instal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
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     1. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a
        place.
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              She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any
        charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as,
        to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to
        install a college president.
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              Unworthily
              Thou wast installed in that high degree. --Shak.
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instal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  instal
      v 1: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in
           a new sink" [syn: install, instal, put in, set up]
      2: put into an office or a position; "the new president was
         installed immediately after the election" [syn: install,
         instal]
      3: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn:
         install, instal, set up, establish]