English verb: install | |||
1. | install (contact) set up for use | ||
Samples | Install the washer and dryer. We put in a new sink. | ||
Examples | They want to install the doors | ||
Synonyms | instal, put in, set up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | post, put up, reinstall, retrofit | ||
2. | install (social) put into an office or a position | ||
Samples | The new president was installed immediately after the election. | ||
Synonyms | instal | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enthrone, induct, invest, invest, seat, vest | ||
3. | install (contact) place | ||
Samples | Her manager had set her up at the Ritz. | ||
Synonyms | establish, instal, set up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||