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posit
CIDE DICTIONARY
posit, v. t. [L. ponere, positum, to place. See Position.].
- To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
posit, v. & n.
--v.tr. (posited, positing)
1 assume as a fact, postulate.
2 put in place or position.
--n. Philos. a statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove valid.
--v.tr. (posited, positing)
1 assume as a fact, postulate.
2 put in place or position.
--n. Philos. a statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove valid.
Etymology
L ponere posit- place
THESAURUS
posit
advance, apriorism, assert, assume, hypothesize, lay, lay down, offer, park, place, pose, post, postulate, postulation, predicate, premise, presume, presumption, presupposition, propose, propound, put, put forth, put forward, seat, set, set forth, station, stick, submit, supposition, thesisFor further exploring for "posit" in Webster Dictionary Online
