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emplace

[ em-pleys ]

verb (used with object)

emplaced, emplacing.
  1. to put in place or position:

    A statue was emplaced in the square.



emplace

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. tr to put in place or position
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of emplace1

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from emplacement
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The clock for the supposed Title 42 Armageddon was ticking down as I then crossed the bridge back to El Paso, where more barriers of razor wire had only recently been emplaced.

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Usually that would mean the nuclear device had been emplaced and the tunnel packed to contain the blast.

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“This could be sediment emplaced in an ancient Mars ocean, and it could be glacial and ice-related materials too,” Dr. Head said.

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The Green New Deal must be emplaced while ensuring that communities of color and low-income communities benefit from the social and economic opportunities of addressing climate change.

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Wherever we couldn't patrol was precisely where the next one would be emplaced.

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