- instal
- verb1. set up for use (Freq. 6)-
install the washer and dryer
-We put in a new sink
• Derivationally related forms: ↑instalment, ↑installing, ↑installment (for: ↑install), ↑installation (for: ↑install), ↑installing (for: ↑install)• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
-Somebody ——s somebody PP
-Somebody ——s something PP
-They want to instal the doors
2. put into an office or a position-the new president was installed immediately after the election
• Syn: ↑install• Derivationally related forms: ↑installation (for: ↑install)• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
-Somebody ——s somebody PP
3. place-Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
• Derivationally related forms: ↑installation (for: ↑install)• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
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transitive verbsee install* * *
/in stawl"/, v.t., installed, installing.install.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.