posit
11posit — 1. noun /ˈpɒzɪt/ Something that is posited; a postulate. 2. verb /ˈpɒzɪt/ a) Assume the existence of; to postulate. 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… …
12posit — verb Posit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑existence …
13posit — pos|it [ˈpɔzıt US ˈpa: ] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: positus; POSITION1] formal to suggest that a particular idea should be accepted as a fact posit that ▪ He posited that each planet moved in a perfect circle …
14posit — pos|it [ pazət ] verb transitive FORMAL to say that something is true or that something should be accepted as true: Who was the first scientist to posit that the Earth revolves around the Sun? …
15posit — [[t]pɒ̱zɪt[/t]] posits, positing, posited VERB If you posit something, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation. [FORMAL] [V n] Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness... [V that] Callahan… …
16posit — v. & n. v.tr. (posited, positing) 1 assume as a fact, postulate. 2 put in place or position. n. Philos. a statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove valid. Etymology: L ponere posit place …
17posit something on — base something on the truth of (a particular assumption). → posit …
18posit — transitive verb (posited; positing) Etymology: Latin positus, past participle of ponere Date: 1647 1. to dispose or set firmly ; fix 2. to assume or affirm the existence of ; postulate 3. to propose as an explanation ; …
19posit — /poz it/, v.t. 1. to place, put, or set. 2. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate. n. 3. something that is posited; an assumption; postulate. [1640 50; < L positus, ptp. of ponere to place, put] * * * …
20posit — Something put forward as a useful assumption or starting point, but not necessarily regarded as known to be true …
