install

1. 1

   To connect, set up or prepare something for usetransitive

   • Each TBM installs two-metre-wide rings made up of seven precast concrete segments produced on-site. Each ring takes approximately 45 minutes to one hour to install.
2. 2

   To connect, set up or prepare something for use; To transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration.transitive

   • I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.
3. 3

   To admit formally into an office, rank or position.transitive

   • He was installed as Chancellor of the University.
4. 4

   To establish or settle in.reflexivesometimestransitive

   • I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.

ant. uninstall

1. 1

   An installation: the process of installing a software application.informal

   • The install takes a long time, but you can run it in the background while working on other things.
2. 2

   An installation: a software application that has been installed.informal

   • I've customized my local install; the out-of-the-box version looks a bit different.