- Cf. F. placer. See Placen.
- To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.Put.Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown.
- To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed.Place such over them to be rulers.
- To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank.
- To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend.My resolution 'splaced.
- To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.Place it for her chief virtue.
- RacingTo determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.
- Rugby FootballTo place-kick ( a goal).
- to recognize or identify (a person).Colloq. U.S
