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to arrange something in a certain spot or position<he carefully placed the flowers in a vase>Synonymsdeposit, dispose, fix, lay, position, put, set, set up, situate, stickRelated Wordsrearrange, reorder; orient; establish, locate, settle; assemble, collect; carry; berth, park; affix, anchor, wedge; lay out, line up, queue, rank; set downNear Antonymsrelocate, remove, take; banish; displace, replace, supplant
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to arrange or assign according to type<Iʼd place them in the middle reading group>— see classify 1
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to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement<Iʼd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood>— see estimate 2
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to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes<placed second in the competition>— see rank 1
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