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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
posit
    n 1: (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to
         provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn: postulate,
         posit]
    v 1: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on
         his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix
         your eyes on this spot" [syn: situate, fix, posit,
         deposit]
    2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
       [syn: submit, state, put forward, posit]
    3: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited
       three basic laws of nature" [syn: postulate, posit]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Logic) To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a
      principle. --Sir W. Hamilton.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Posit:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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, thesis
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