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posit definition

posit (päz′it)

transitive verb

  1. to set in place or position; situate
  2. to set down or assume as fact; postulate

Etymology: < L positus: see position

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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