v.tr. (also instal) (installed, installing)
1. place (equipment, machinery, etc.) in position ready for use.
2 place (a person) in an office or rank with ceremony (installed in the office of chancellor).
3 establish (oneself, a person, etc.) in a place, condition, etc. (installed herself at the head of the table).
Derivatives:
installant adj. & n. installer n.
Etymology: med.L installare (as IN-(2), stallare f. stallum STALL(1))