posit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“‘put, place’”).

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• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒzɪt/

  Rhymes: -ɒzɪt

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posit (plural posits)

1. Something that is posited; a postulate.

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to posit (third-person singular simple present posits, present participle positing, simple past and past participle posited)

1. Assume the existence of; to postulate.
   • 1908: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross., Book 1, Part 5.

     some who posit both this cause and besides this the source of movement, which we have got from some as single and from other as twofold.

2. Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
3. Put (something somewhere) firmly.

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