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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Posit \Pos"it\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
posit
noun: (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn: {postulate}]
verb
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}, {deposit}]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" [syn: {submit}, {state}, {put forward}]
3: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" [syn: {postulate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "posit": 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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