The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Install \In*stall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Installed; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Installing.] [F. installer, LL. installare, fr.
   pref. in- in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E.
   stall: cf. It. installare. See Stall.] [Written also
   instal.]
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   1. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a
      place.
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            She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside.
                                                  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any
      charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as,
      to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to
      install a college president.
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            Unworthily
            Thou wast installed in that high degree. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

instal
    v 1: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in
         a new sink" [syn: install, instal, put in, set up]
    2: put into an office or a position; "the new president was
       installed immediately after the election" [syn: install,
       instal]
    3: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn:
       install, instal, set up, establish]