Situate Definition

sĭcho͝o-āt
situated, situates, situating
verb
situated, situates
To put in a certain place or position; place; locate.
Webster's New World
To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances.
American Heritage

To place on or into a physical location. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle.

The statue is situated in a corner hardly visible to the public, except through a window from an outside maintenance area situated behind the building.
Wiktionary
adjective
Webster's New World
Situated.
American Heritage

Origin of Situate

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin situāre situāt- to place from Latin situs location tkei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin situātus, past participle of Medieval Latin situō (“to locate, place"), from Latin situs (“a site").

    From Wiktionary

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