Synonyms

emplace

American

[em-pleys] / ɛmˈpleɪs /

verb (used with object)

emplaced, emplacing

to put in place or position.

A statue was emplaced in the square.

emplace British

/ ɪmˈpleɪs /

verb

(tr) to put in place or position

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Etymology

Origin of emplace

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from emplacement

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