posit | ||
1. | [ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location | |
Synonyms: | put place set lay deposit situate position pose fix | |
Examples: | "Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
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Related terms: | put move install settle arrange lay park seat insert plant replace misplace throw set_down lean sow superimpose bury space deposit stick stand recess clap position cock throw juxtapose glycerolize marshal misplace butt ensconce rest poise docket set_down pillow ground plant stratify nestle bottle emplace barrel bucket recline middle sign repose intersperse parallelize postpose pile reposition superpose tee prepose load perch cram trench coffin rack_up upend pigeonhole ladle underlay appose bed siphon set emplace ship step jar shelve imbricate raise assemble arrange postpone lay put_on communicate replace range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark topographic_point position space set setting | |
2. | [ noun ] (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning | |
Synonyms: | postulate | |
Related terms: | proposition premise bayes'_postulate logic | |
3. | [ verb ] put before | |
Synonyms: | state submit put_forward | |
Examples: | "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" |
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Related terms: | propose affirmation | |
4. | [ verb ] put (something somewhere) firmly | |
Synonyms: | deposit situate fix | |
Examples: | "She posited her hand on his shoulder" "deposit the suitcase on the bench" "fix your eyes on this spot" |
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Related terms: | situate bury sediment deposit | |
5. | [ verb ] take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom | |
Synonyms: | postulate | |
Examples: | "He posited three basic laws of nature" |
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Related terms: | presuppose insist postulate postulator postulation | |
Similar spelling: |
posset post poised |