situated
[ sich-oo-ey-tid ]
/ ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪ tɪd /
adjective
located; placed.
placed in a particular position or condition, especially with reference to the possession of money: The inheritance leaves them well situated.
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Nearby words
sitting tenant, sitting trot, sittwe, situ, situate, situated, situation, situation comedy, situation ethics, situation room, situational
Related formsun·sit·u·at·ed, adjectivewell-sit·u·at·ed, adjective
Definition for situated (2 of 2)
situate
[ verb sich-oo-eyt; adjective sich-oo-it, -eyt ]
/ verb ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪt; adjective ˈsɪtʃ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
verb (used with object), sit·u·at·ed, sit·u·at·ing.
to put in or on a particular site or place; locate.
adjective
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
Origin of situate
SYNONYMS FOR situate
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for situated
situate
/ (ˈsɪtjʊˌeɪt) /
verb
(tr; often passive) to allot a site to; place; locate
adjective
(now used esp in legal contexts) situated; located
Word Origin for situate
C16: from Late Latin situāre to position, from Latin situs a site
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