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verb
To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
put into place or position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay
verb
provide a new emplacement for guns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay
History
From em- + place. Cognate to French emplacer, Spanish emplazar, Portuguese emplaçar, Catalan emplaçar & Italian impiazzare.
