Posit

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To assume the existence of; postulate. See Synonyms at presume.
  • v. To put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest: "If a book is hard going, it ought to be good. If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even betterā€ ( Anthony Burgess).
  • v. To place firmly in position.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something that is posited; a postulate.
  • n. Abbreviation of position.
  • v. Assume the existence of; to postulate.
  • v. Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
  • v. Put (something somewhere) firmly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects.
  • v. To assume as real or conceded.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To dispose, range, or place in relation to other objects.
  • To lay down as a position or principle; assume as real or conceded; present as a fact; affirm.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
  • n. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  • v. put (something somewhere) firmly
  • v. put before
  • Verb Form
    posited    positing    posits   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    propose    advise    suggest   
    Form
    posited    positing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    assume   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    closet    composite    deposit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts