collocare

Definitions of collocare
  1. verb
    put into a certain place or abstract location
    synonyms: deporre, depositare, mettere, porre, posare, posizionare, situare
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    ficcare, figgere, immettere
    introduce
    armare
    set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
    prorogare
    put something back where it belongs
    accomodare, assettare, conciare, distribuire, impiantare, organizzare, rassettare
    put into a proper or systematic order
    soprammettere, sovrapporre
    place on top of
    parcheggiare, posteggiare
    place temporarily
    definire, insediare
    fix firmly
    firmare
    place signs, as along a road
    schiaffare
    place or put with great energy
    coricare
    put to bed
    seminare
    place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
    giustapporre
    place side by side
    infiascare
    put into bottles
    distendere
    put in a horizontal position
    incastonare, piantare
    put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
    impiantare
    set up for use
    addossare, appoggiare, poggiare
    cause to lean or incline
    posizionare
    cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
    ambientarsi, assestare, definire, insediare
    settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
    inoculare
    introduce a microorganism into
    frammezzare
    introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
    alimentare
    introduce continuously
    disporre, ordinare, sistemare
    place in a certain order
    disporre, ordinare
    bring order to or into
    dirizzare, drizzare, raddrizzare
    make straight or straighter
    ordinare, sovraintendere
    bring order and organization to
    distribuire
    place troops or weapons in battle formation
    abbordare, allenare, congegnare, costruire, formare, puntare
    point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
    inumare, sotterrare
    place in the earth and cover with soil
    filettare, impanare
    thread on or as if on a string
    definire
    arrange or fix in the desired order
    addobbare, adornare, contornare, ornare
    provide with decoration
    congegnare, costruire, formare
    superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
    avviarsi, incamminarsi
    lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
    abballare, ammassare, imballare
    compress into a wad
    ridurre
    reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
    accatastare, impilare
    arrange in stacks
    distribuire
    to arrange in a systematic order
    farcire, impagliare, infarcire
    cram into a cavity
    drappeggiare
    arrange in a particular way
    drappeggiare
    place casually
    rimboscare, rimboschire
    establish a forest on previously unforested land
    dislocare
    place so as to be noticed
    incastonare
    fix in a border
    adeguarsi, allinearsi, equipararsi
    arrange in ranks
    inumare
    place in a grave or tomb
    adeguarsi, allinearsi, equipararsi
    form a line
    orientare, orizzontare
    cause to point
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    guarnire, muovere, spostare
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    assign to (a job or a home)
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    delegare
    give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  3. verb
    deem to be
    synonyms: considerare, contare, giudicare, guardare a, reputare, ritenere, stimare, tenere, trovare, valutare, vedere
    capire, intendere, interpretare, leggere
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
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    aiutare, favoreggiare, favorire, privilegiare
    consider as the favorite
    astrarre
    consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
    idealizzare
    consider or render as ideal
    indossare, rivestire
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    pregiare, quotare, riverire
    regard highly; think much of
    capitalizzare
    consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
    ammirare, apprezzare, gradire, quotare, stimare
    hold dear
    romanzare
    interpret romantically
    deificare, divinizzare
    consider as a god or godlike
    riverire
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
    ammirare
    feel admiration for
    considerare, riconoscere
    show approval or appreciation of
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    credere, essere di parere, giudicare, pensare, ritenere, sentire
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
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