situate

[ verb sich-oo-eyt; adjective sich-oo-it, -eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, sit·u·at·ed, sit·u·at·ing.

1. to put in or on a particular site or place; locate.

   Synonyms: install, set, station, establish

adjective

1. Archaic. located; placed; situated.

situate

/ ˈsɪtjʊˌeɪt /

verb

1. tr; often passive to allot a site to; place; locate

adjective

1. (now used esp in legal contexts) situated; located

Other Words From

• inter·situ·ate verb (used with object) intersituated intersituating
• re·situ·ate verb (used with object) resituated resituating

Word History and Origins

Origin of situate¹

1515–25; < Late Latin situātus situated, equivalent to Latin situ-, stem of situs site + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of situate¹

C16: from Late Latin situāre to position, from Latin situs a site

Example Sentences

Ever since Arthur Conan Doyle situated his sleuth Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street, Victorian London has been the ur-setting for detective stories.

From Washington Post

The Blue Jays are a classic, upwardly mobile franchise — situated in a major media market, coming off a playoff appearance in 2020 and hungry to make the leap from good to great.

From Washington Post

Time meant situating ourselves as part of a larger web of life.

From Nautilus

They situate the writer at home in a story in which she is usually a voyeur.

From Washington Post

The absence of the pay-TV distribution deals would appear to situate the companies’ streamers as separate from, and incremental to, their linear businesses.

From Digiday

These details situate the scene in time, but also in place, eliding any conflict between the two.

From The Daily Beast

It is a long log and frame building, situate on the south side of the road, with a porch extending along its entire frontage.

From Project Gutenberg

It was constructed of stone, evidently of some antiquity, and situate in a dull remote street.

From Project Gutenberg

The Palace has Gardens delightfully situate by the side of the Elbe.

From Project Gutenberg

From the pools we went down the hollow in which they are situate, and followed the course of the aqueduct.

From Project Gutenberg

Stoke is situate in the county of Stafford, and has a great porcelain manufactory founded by Wedgwood.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• establish
• settle