emplace
[ em-pleys ]
/ ɛmˈpleɪs /
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
empirical,
empirical formula,
empiricism,
empirin,
empirism,
emplace,
emplacement,
emplane,
emplectite,
employ,
employable
Example sentences from the Web for emplace
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. BarlowIt is impossible to mark out the enceinte of the ancient town, or indeed to emplace it with any exactitude.
History of Phoenicia |George RawlinsonThey'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
British Dictionary definitions for emplace
emplace
/ (ɪmˈpleɪs) /
verb
(tr)
to put in place or position