To place (a person) in an office, appoint to a certain function or to perform a certain duty; to appoint (an official). Obsolete.

To make room or space (for), to give way (to); †to give a position, station, or office to (obsolete).

To appoint to an office or function. Obsolete.

transitive. To determine or fix the place of; to assign a place to; spec. (a) to assign a certain rank, importance or worth to; to class; (b) to…

transitive. To appoint (a person) to a position or office. Obsolete.

transitive. To give (a person) employment. Obsolete.

To provide with a situation or ‘place’.

transitive. To bring (ships, soldiers, etc.) into a line or into line with others; to bring (one's boat) into line with that of (another). Hence U.S.…