emplace

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verb

To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place

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Meanings

verbemplace (third-person singular simple present emplaces, present participle emplacing, simple past and past participle emplaced)

present singular third person emplaces · participle present emplacing · participle past emplaced · past emplaced

  1. To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place

Origin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

emplace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emplace

MLA

“emplace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emplace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emplace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emplace.

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