posit

verb

pos·​it ˈpä-zət How to pronounce posit (audio)
posited ˈpä-zə-təd How to pronounce posit (audio)
ˈpäz-təd
; positing ˈpä-zə-tiŋ How to pronounce posit (audio)
ˈpäz-tiŋ

transitive verb

1
: to dispose or set firmly : fix
2
: to assume or affirm the existence of : postulate
3
: to propose as an explanation : suggest

Examples of posit in a Sentence

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Robbie didn’t ever quite crack the States, Billboard UK posits. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025 Watson posits that both women have songbird fever from handling dead birds killed by Erica’s cat. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025 Buyer fears of not having streamer deals re-upped is another, one industry vet posits to me. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 For instance, one theory posits the southern half may have been recently disturbed, likely by a single major merger around 2 billion to 4 billion years ago, leading to a pocket of star formation and unusually coherent streams of stars. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for posit 

Word History

Etymology

Latin positus, past participle of ponere

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of posit was in 1647

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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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