posit

[ poz-it ]

/ ˈpɒz ɪt /

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verb (used with object)

to place, put, or set.

to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate.

noun

something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.

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Origin of posit

1640–50; <Latin positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put

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How to use posit in a sentence

Cheri Jacobus, a Republican political consultant, posited that there is something else at play.
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A few years later, Baum posited that the math behind tumor growth looked more like chaos theory than anything else.
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Under that standard, all of the hypotheticals I posited above are constitutional.
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Or as Sen. Lee posited, “Many of you may have been told that this is a lost cause.”
Tea Party Is 5! No More Tantrums?|Michelle Cottle|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was first posited that they were Japanese soldiers who had died while crossing the area during World War II.
India’s Mysterious Skeleton Lake|Nina Strochlic|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She could not therefore allow the annihilation of anything which had once been posited within her.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Indeed, it is permissible to doubt whether quantity may be posited as any kind of a genus.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
As to the things which are simply posited as attributes, they should, as principles or elements, be classified under relation.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
If the interval characteristic of time be made to consist in movement, where shall the duration of rest be posited?
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Any object which remains uncontradicted is ipso facto believed and posited as "absolute reality."
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin

British Dictionary definitions for posit

posit

/ (ˈpɒzɪt) /

verb (tr)

to assume or put forward as fact or the factual basis for an argument; postulate

to put in position

noun

a fact, idea, etc, that is posited; assumption

Word Origin for posit

C17: from Latin pōnere to place, position

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