emplace
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em·place
(ĕm-plās′)tr.v. em·placed, em·plac·ing, em·plac·es
To put into place or position: emplace a fortification on the hilltop.
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emplace
(ɪmˈpleɪs)vb
(tr) to put in place or position
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em•place
(ɛmˈpleɪs)v.t. -placed, -plac•ing.
to put in place or position.
[1860–65; back formation from emplacement]
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emplace
Past participle: emplaced
Gerund: emplacing
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| Verb | 1. | emplace - provide a new emplacement for guns lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" emplace - put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" |
| 2. | emplace - put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" emplace - provide a new emplacement for guns |
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emplace
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