posit

Nouns

  • (n) (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning postulate,

Verbs

  • (v) put (something somewhere) firmly
    • She posited her hand on his shoulder
    • deposit the suitcase on the bench
    • fix your eyes on this spot
    situate, deposit, fix,
  • (v) put before
    • I submit to you that the accused is guilty
    put forward, state, submit,
  • (v) take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
    • He posited three basic laws of nature
    postulate,

Synonyms

postulate situate deposit fix put forward state submit

Words of close approximity

pose posh post posy
posed poser posse
position positionable positional positional notation positional representation system position effect positioner positioning position paper positive positive charge positive chemotaxis positive correlation positive degree positive feedback positive fraud positive identification positively positively charged positive magnetic pole positive muon positiveness positive pole positive reinforcer positive reinforcing stimulus positive stimulus positivism positivist positivistic positivity positron positron emission tomography positron emission tomography scanner