install

[in-stawl] / ɪnˈstɔl /

VERB

set up, establish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build in fix inaugurate institute introduce invest lay place plant put in station

STRONG

ensconce furnish induct line lodge position settle

WEAK

fix up instate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close disarrange disorder disorganize displace end forget neglect remove stop take away unsettle

STRONG

leave

Example Sentences

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Northern Command, which oversees the Joint Task Force, said questions should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security because they directed the Department of Defense to install the wire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The company recently released its 18th generation of enterprise-level PowerEdge servers that could potentially drive a refresh cycle, as most of the company’s current install base is still on its 14th-generation servers.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Such wage mandates will also apply to a new grant that pays public-housing agencies to install temperature sensors in apartments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In CPB’s Big Bend Sector project, for example, contractors were ultimately required to install cattle fencing and cattle guards — something Posillico’s lawsuit contends was not what the government originally asked of potential contractors.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Sometimes, after the contract work was finished, he was asked to remain on the job to install his motion study methods within the factory itself.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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