emplace

verb

im-ˈplās How to pronounce emplace (audio)
Definition of emplacenext
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

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Recent Examples of emplace These new landmines can also be emplaced through other means, including by hand and by ground robots. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplace
  1. situate
  2. put
  3. place
  4. locate
  5. position
  6. dispose
Verb
  • The Pool is situated on a coastal stretch known as the Golden Mile, a strip that runs from the center of Marbella to Puerto Banús, lined with palm trees, restaurants and luxury resorts.
    — Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • The deaths of three people in a boat crash on Lake Pepin over the weekend have rocked the small town situated in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi River.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of situate
Verb
  • In his fifth-inning at-bat, Stephenson was on the other side of two successful challenges by Rutschman that put him down 1-2 in the count instead of up 3-0.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Definition of put
Verb
  • Not luxury placed on top of the land, but abundance already present in it.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Several supporters of the cause called for the issue to be placed on the Board of Regents’ agenda for their next meeting in September.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of place
Verb
  • The facility will be located in a former prison complex that has sat empty since 2014.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Instead of using a remote or control panel, the player moves into position and signals with a simple hand gesture for the ball, and the AI biometrics locate and pinpoint the player position.
    — Shirl Leigh July 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • Dropping him into a hot program gives creative a real obstacle for both men, echoing how WWE has positioned other fresh SmackDown arrivals as immediate disruptors.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • In the arena of nations, as on the pitch, those who prepare thoroughly, compete directly, and refuse to yield ground unnecessarily position themselves to endure and prevail.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • Relying Too Much On Garbage Disposals Though the name may be deceiving, garbage disposals aren’t actually designed to dispose of all garbage.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • To dispose of medications, use a drug take-back program or follow specific FDA guidelines for drug disposal.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
Definition of dispose

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