Posit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Posit	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
posit n (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning Synonym(s): postulate, posit v put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" Synonym(s): situate, fix, posit, deposit put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" Synonym(s): submit, state, put forward, posit take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" Synonym(s): postulate, posit
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Posit \Pos"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Positing}.] [L. ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}.] 1. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects. --Sir M. Hale. 2. (Logic) To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. --Sir W. Hamilton.