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1. Positioned in a particular place or situation
   "strategically placed artillery";
   - located, set, situated
    
2. Put in position in relation to other things
   "end tables placed conveniently"

1. Cause to have a certain (possibly abstract) location
   "Place emphasis on a certain point";
   - put, set, pose, position, lay
    
2. Assign somebody to a particular situation or location
   "he was placed on probation"
    
3. Assign a rank or rating to
   "The restaurant is placed highly in the food guide";
   - rate, rank, range, order, grade
    
4. Assign a location to
   "The company placed some of their agents in Los Angeles";
   - locate, site
    
5. To arrange for
   "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
    
6. Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
   "Jerry placed third in the Marathon";
   - come in, come out
    
7. Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal, or direct to a specific place or group of people
   - target, aim, direct, point
    
8. Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
   "She placed the man on the 'wanted' poster";
   - identify, finger [informal]
    
9. Assign to (a job or a home)
    
10. Locate
    - set, localize, localise [Brit]
     
11. Estimate
    "We place the time of arrival at 8 P.M.";
    - put, set
     
12. Identify the location or place of
    - localize, localise [Brit]
     
13. Make an investment
    "place money into bonds";
    - invest, put, commit
     
14. Assign to a particular location
    - station, post, send
     
15. Finish second or better in a horse or dog race
    "he bet $2 on number six to place"
     
16. Sing a note with the correct pitch

See also: arranged, ordered, settled

Type of: aim, approximate, assign, delegate, depute, designate, determine, direct, displace, drop, estimate, evaluate, expend, gauge, guess, judge, locate, move, order, pass judgment, present, race, rank, represent, run, set, sing, situate, spend, stage, take, take aim, train

Antonym: disinvest

Encyclopedia: Place, New Hampshire