posited

American  

[poz-i-tid] / ˈpɒz ɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. claimed or assumed as a fact or principle, especially as a basis for argument or further investigation.

   The posited planet, supposed to explain the irregular orbit of Uranus, was later discovered—Neptune.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of posit.

Etymology

Origin of posited

posit ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Perhaps, somebody posited, he took a day trip to Liverpool and got stranded on the wrong side of the Mersey?

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Last weekend, a sensational report posited a future in which AI unleashes enough disruption and job destruction to bring on a deep recession and financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The analyst posited that equities appear ahead of credit in pricing AI risk.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

He posited that we shouldn’t be afraid to disagree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

In fact, the cyclotron had been working perfectly well with beams far more defocused by imperfections in the magnetic field—those bothersome irregularities combated by shimming—than they would be by the relativistic effects that Bethe posited.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik