Synonyms of emplace

emplace

verb

im-ˈplās 

as in to situate

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

the plan is to emplace more guns on the ridge north of the camp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• situate
• put
• place
• locate
• position
• dispose
• deposit
• lay
• stick
• depose
• set
• fix
• set up
• establish
• plant
• park
• orient
• move
• rearrange
• lock
• assemble
• carry
• collect
• shift
• affix
• slap
• clap
• reorder
• ensconce
• niche
• anchor
• plop
• array
• plunk
• plank
• wedge
• settle
• rank
• plunk down
• lodge
• line up
• set down
• plump
• lay out
• berth
• flop
• queue

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remove
• take
• relocate
• replace
• displace
• supersede
• banish
• supplant
• dislodge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emplace

Given the nature of the gray zones, those soldiers would risk detection and attack while emplacing the sensors. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The order affects several thousand engineers, scientists and technicians across every NASA center, and strips away long-standing union rights that were emplaced to protect more than half the agency's workforce. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025

These forces will support enhanced detection and monitoring efforts and repair and emplace physical barriers, the release said. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025

In the coming days, SpaceX technicians will lift the ship on top of the Super Heavy booster already emplaced on the launch mount. — Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025

Autonomous search and detection of the emplacement target and autonomously emplaced a 1-pound payload. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2012