Definition

1. Verb:
   • To place or fix equipment or machinery in position for use: To set up a device, appliance, or system so that it is ready to operate.
   • To formally place someone in a new position of authority or office: To establish someone in a new job, role, or official capacity, often with a ceremony.
   • To establish or settle someone or something in a particular place or condition: To put someone or something into a specific location or state.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The technician will instal the new air conditioning unit tomorrow.
  • The board voted to instal her as the new CEO.
  • We have installed ourselves comfortably in the new apartment.

Advanced Usage

• "to be installed in": To be formally placed or settled in a position or place.
  • The new software was installed in all the company's computers.
• "to install as": To formally establish someone with a specific title or role.
  • He was installed as the chairman of the committee.

Variants and Related Words

• Install: The more common spelling variant of "instal". The meanings are identical.
• Installation (n): 1. The act or process of installing. 2. A large piece of equipment or machinery that has been installed. 3. A formal ceremony for placing someone in office.
  • The installation of the sculpture took three days.
  • He attended the dean's installation ceremony.
• Installer (n): A person or company that installs equipment.
  • We hired a professional installer for the solar panels.

Synonyms

• Set up: To prepare or assemble something for use.
• Put in: To place or fix something inside or into position.
• Establish: To set up or introduce something on a firm or permanent basis.
• Inaugurate: To formally admit someone to office, often with a ceremony.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Instal" is not commonly used with particles to form distinct phrasal verbs. The actions are typically expressed with prepositions like "in" or "as," as shown in the Advanced Usage section.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word "instal" as a key component.)

Verb

1. place
   • Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
2. put into an office or a position
   • the new president was installed immediately after the election
3. set up for use
   • install the washer and dryer
   • We put in a new sink