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insediare

to install, to establish in office

verb een-seh-DYAH-reh Rare
People & Society Government

Also means

to settle, to set up

Usage Note

Insediare means to formally install someone in a position or to establish a settlement. Insediare un governo means to swear in a government; insediarsi (reflexive) means to take up one's post or to settle in a place. In the reflexive form it takes essere as auxiliary. The noun form insediamento means both 'inauguration' and 'settlement' (e.g. a prehistoric settlement).

Examples

"Il nuovo sindaco si è insediato lunedì scorso."

Natural Translation

The new mayor took office last Monday.

Literal Translation

The new mayor himself installed Monday last.

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