SITUATE

situate, fix, posit, deposit

(verb) put (something somewhere) firmly; “She posited her hand on his shoulder”; “deposit the suitcase on the bench”; “fix your eyes on this spot”

situate, locate

(verb) determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; “Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space”; “Locate the boundaries of the property”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

situate (third-person singular simple present situates, present participle situating, simple past and past participle situated)

(transitive) To place on or into a physical location.

(transitive) To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle and often used figuratively.

Adjective

situate (comparative more situate, superlative most situate)

(now rare) Situated.

(heraldry) Situated; located.

Source: Wiktionary

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Sit"u*ate, Sit"u*a`ted, a. Etym: [LL. situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation, site. See Site.]

1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.

2. Placed; residing. Pleasure situate in hill and dale. Milton.

Note: Situate is now less used than situated, but both are well authorized.

Sit"u*ate, v. t.

Definition: To place. [R.] Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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