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emplace

[ em-pleys ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, em·placed, em·plac·ing.

emplace

/ ɪmˈpleɪs /

Origin of emplace¹

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from emplacement

The troublesome Austrian battery was put so completely out of action that the enemy never thought it worth while to re-emplace it.

They're going to emplace that gun somewhere up on the hill-side, and pepper our people on their way back.'

The male employs weaving, twisting, and pecking motions of the head to emplace material.

It is impossible to mark out the enceinte of the ancient town, or indeed to emplace it with any exactitude.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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