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  • verb transitive Alternative spelling of install.
  • verb UK, rare To pay by instalments.
  • noun informal Installation.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb set up for use
  • verb put into an office or a position
  • verb place

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Examples

  • S: Landing with autopilot does not instal with this airplane type.

    Australian Humor Nalini Singh 2009

  • The commons authorities reported a rise in employees seeking permission to instal electric kettles and toasters in their offices to save money.

    MPs push to turn House of Commons into tourist attraction 2011

  • In an act of vandalism, the navy had blown this off in 1971 to instal a beacon, which probably never worked.

    'Hello Mum, I'm on Rockall': The £100bn piece of rock 2011

  • To make your iphone work you need to instal itunes on your 64 bit win 7 comp.

    Does Your iPhone Hate 64-Bit Windows? | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • Depending on a single economic statistic, the real meaning of which is questionable, and which may be revised later even if it hasn't been falsified at the time, the British people will decide whether or not to instal members of a different party as the elected dictatorship for the following five years.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • Ah well you see - Tavistock because: Duke of Bedford was a bit of a water and sewerage enthusiast as discussed in earlyer pages and the estate went to great lengths to instal a very comprehensive system at Tavistock.

    Underfoot 3 Peter Ashley 2008

  • Depending on a single economic statistic, the real meaning of which is questionable, and which may be revised later even if it hasn't been falsified at the time, the British people will decide whether or not to instal members of a different party as the elected dictatorship for the following five years.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • For a jest, they instal a microphone in the Snapes 'bedroom.

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  • I instal this set up 3 yrs ago on this CDL and the 0 has not change done bit after 3 trips to the Rockies and 5 weeks here.

    Remington Buys Marlin 2008

  • The EU/UN 's brokered/supervised (by their own troops) treaty 1701 between Israel and Hizbollah-Lebanon enabled the latter to instal 40,000 rockets aimed, at this moment, at Israel's northern towns.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

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