 situate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey | |
| Synonyms: | locate | |
| Examples: | "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space" "Locate the boundaries of the property" |
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| Related terms: | determine radiolocate map acquire place site locator | |
| 2. | [ verb ] put (something somewhere) firmly | |
| Synonyms: | deposit posit 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: | bury sediment deposit | |
| 3. | [ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location | |
| Synonyms: | put place set lay deposit position pose posit 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 | |
| Similar spelling: |
Sittidae |
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