posit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”).

noun

  1. Something that is posited; a postulate.
  2. (aviation) Abbreviation of position.

verb

  1. Assume the existence of; to postulate.
    some who posit both this cause and besides this the source of movement, which we have got from some as single and from other as twofold. 1908, ARISTOTLE, translated by W. D. Ross, Metaphysics, Book 1, Part 5
  2. Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
  3. Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
    Among many Indians, however, an exonormative view, which even today posits British English as the target model, appears to be firmly in place. 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 113

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