Posit Definition

pŏzĭt
posited, positing, posits
verb
posited, positing, posits
To assume or put forward, as for consideration or the basis of argument.
American Heritage
To set in place or position; situate.
Webster's New World
To set down or assume as fact; postulate.
Webster's New World
To suggest or hypothesize.
Webster's New World
Put (something somewhere) firmly.
Wiktionary
noun
posits

Something that is posited; a postulate.

Wiktionary

(aviation) Abbreviation of position.

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posit
Plural:
posits

Origin of Posit

  • From Latin positus past participle of pōnere to place position

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

  • From Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place").

    From Wiktionary

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