posit
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒzɪt
Noun
posit (plural posits)
- Something that is posited; a postulate.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of position.
Usage notes
- (for meaning #2) Started by USAF Fighter pilots when needing to know the position of a wingman. I.e. Lead pilot would say "2-posit" and #2 would reply: "5 o'clock high".
Translations
A postulate
Verb
posit (third-person singular simple present posits, present participle positing, simple past and past participle posited)
- 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.
- 1908: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross., Book 1, Part 5.
- Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
- Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
- 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 113:
- Among many Indians, however, an exonormative view, which even today posits British English as the target model, appears to be firmly in place.
Translations
Postulate
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Suggest
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Put firmly