emplace

[ em-pleys ]

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verb (used with object),em·placed, em·plac·ing.

to put in place or position: A statue was emplaced in the square.

Origin of emplace

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from emplacement

Words Nearby emplace

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How to use emplace in a sentence

The troublesome Austrian battery was put so completely out of action that the enemy never thought it worth while to re-emplace it.
Many Fronts | Lewis R. Freeman
They're going to emplace that gun somewhere up on the hill-side, and pepper our people on their way back.'
On Land And Sea At The Dardanelles | Thomas Charles Bridges
The male employs weaving, twisting, and pecking motions of the head to emplace material.
Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon | Jon C. Barlow
It is impossible to mark out the enceinte of the ancient town, or indeed to emplace it with any exactitude.
History of Phoenicia | George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for emplace

emplace

/ (ɪmˈpleɪs) /

verb

(tr) to put in place or position

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