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posit

[ poz-it ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to place, put, or set.
  2. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate.


noun

  1. something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.

posit

/ ˈɒɪ /

verb

  1. to assume or put forward as fact or the factual basis for an argument; postulate
  2. to put in position
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a fact, idea, etc, that is posited; assumption
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of posit1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin positus, past participle of ōԱ “to place, put”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of posit1

C17: from Latin ōԱ to place, position
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Maybe a quote like that might lend itself to industry power players positing that Kilmer was difficult.

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Although a more liberal administration may instruct federal employees to interpret “urgent humanitarian reasons” in a more lenient way, the Trump administration could potentially tell employees no such reasons exist, she posited.

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Back in 1994, James Goldsmith had posited that the problem with the free market dream was that it didn't protect the home base.

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I would posit that they may very well be weaker.

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So the researchers posit that the only possible scenario is that fast dissipation of the ash cloud allowed for very quick cooling, ensuring that the shards were vitrified before being buried.

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