To place something in a fixed position; to set or secure an object in place.
テレビを棚の上にしっかり据えた。
I firmly placed the TV on the shelf.
公園の中央に記念碑を据える式典が行われた。
A ceremony was held to set the monument in the center of the park.
機械の部品を正確な位置に据えてから組み立てを始める。
We start assembly after placing the machine parts in their precise positions.
To install equipment or to seat/place a person in a position or seat (e.g., appoint someone to a post, seat someone of honor).
会社は新しい部長を営業部の長に据えた。
The company appointed the new manager as head of the sales department.
客を上座に据えて丁寧にもてなした。
They seated the guest in the place of honor and treated them politely.
工場の入口に大型の消毒機を据え付けた。
They installed a large disinfecting machine at the factory entrance.
To fix or settle one's gaze or attention on something; to settle oneself in a position or attitude (as in idioms like 腰を据える).
彼はしばらく相手の目をじっと据えた。
He stared at the other person's eyes for a while.
この町で腰を据えて働きたいと思っている。
I want to settle down and work in this town.
To apply moxa (moxibustion) — placing burning moxa on a specific point of the skin to apply heat for therapeutic purposes.
肩のこりがひどかったので、鍼灸師にお灸を据えてもらった。
My shoulder stiffness was bad, so I had a practitioner apply moxa for me.