emplace

American  

[em-pleys] / ɛmˈpleɪs /

verb (used with object)

emplaced, emplacing

1. to put in place or position.

   A statue was emplaced in the square.

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emplace British  

/ ɪmˈpleɪs /

verb

1. (tr) to put in place or position

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Etymology

Origin of emplace

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from emplacement

Example Sentences

In Kempe’s view, Khrushchev’s success with Berlin emboldened him to emplace nuclear missiles in Cuba in October 1962.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2011

For cases like this the system will have a range of watertight structures called caissons, which are based on the suction-pile technology used to emplace deep-sea moorings and foundations.

From Economist • Aug. 12, 2010

But, the Pentagon said, "it is impossible to avoid all damage to civilian areas, especially when the North Vietnamese deliberately emplace" military targets in populated areas.

From Time Magazine Archive

A smooth sea enabled us to get more troops ashore and to emplace some artillery.

From Time Magazine Archive

If an enemy sovereign was slain, as apparently happened in Mutal, the conquerors often didn’t emplace a new one; kings were divine, and thus by definition irreplaceable.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann