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• past tense form of posit.
• past participle of posit.

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

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posited

Some experts have also posited that being rude to AI chatbots could adversely impact human communication, by seeping into how we talk to and treat others.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

This film is not merely glittering debris, as some have posited, nor is it style over substance; it’s a campfire story told by Thatcher’s unearthly orator.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

In treatment, it was posited to us this way: How bizarre that we feel comfortable going up to people and talking to them about their bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Myriad other reasons have been posited, such as increased use of contraception, more female education, and growing housing or childcare costs.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 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