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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.
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adjective
  1. Archaic. located; placed; situated.
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Origin of situate

1515–25; < Late Latin situātus situated, equivalent to Latin situ-, stem of situs site + -ātus -ate1
Related formsin·ter·sit·u·ate, verb (used with object), in·ter·sit·u·at·ed, in·ter·sit·u·at·ing.re·sit·u·ate, verb (used with object), re·sit·u·at·ed, re·sit·u·at·ing.

Synonyms

1. establish, station, set, install.
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British Dictionary definitions for resituate

situate

verb
  1. (tr; often passive) to allot a site to; place; locate
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adjective
  1. (now used esp in legal contexts) situated; located
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Word Origin

C16: from Late Latin situāre to position, from Latin situs a site
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Word Origin and History for resituate

situate

v.

early 15c., "to place in a particular state or condition," from Medieval Latin situatus, past participle of situare "to place, locate," from Latin situs "a place, position" (see site). Related: Situated; situating.

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situate

adj.

1520s, now obsolete, adjective from Late Latin situatus, past participle of situare (see situate (v.)).

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