install

(also UK instal)

/ɪnˈstɔːl/ verb

Definition

EQUIPMENT [T] › to put a piece of equipment somewhere and make it ready to use: The school has installed a burglar alarm.

PERSON [T] › to give someone an important and powerful job: She will be installed as Managing Director in May.

COMPUTER [I, T] › to put software onto a computer

installation

/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/ noun [C, U]

(Definition of install verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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