verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place
2. 2
   put into place or position wordnet
3. 3
   provide a new emplacement for guns wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

allocateassigndeploydisposefixhome in on

Etymology

From em- + place. Cognate to French emplacer, Spanish emplazar, Portuguese emplaçar, Catalan emplaçar & Italian impiazzare.

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