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posit
has definitions from the field of logic
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[ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location
Examples "Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point" Related terms put move install settle arrange lay park seat insert plant replace misplace throw set_down lean sow superimpose bury space deposit stick stand recess clap position cock throw juxtapose glycerolize marshal misplace butt ensconce rest poise docket set_down pillow ground plant stratify nestle bottle emplace barrel bucket recline middle sign repose intersperse parallelize postpose pile reposition superpose tee prepose load perch cram trench coffin rack_up upend pigeonhole ladle underlay appose bed siphon set emplace ship step jar shelve imbricate raise assemble arrange postpone lay put_on communicate replace range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark topographic_point position space set setting |
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[ noun ] (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Synonyms Related terms |
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[ verb ] put before
Synonyms Examples "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" Related terms |
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[ verb ] take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
Synonyms Examples "He posited three basic laws of nature" Related terms |
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