Verb
They decided to situate the new office building near the airport.
We situated ourselves in the seats nearest the exit.
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Adjective
Add Accent Trees To add beauty and additional shade to a front yard, carefully situate accent trees between the street and the house.—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023
Verb
Projected to open in 2028, Rosewood Exuma will be situated on East Hampton Cay, a lush 124-acre private island and is set to have significant socioeconomical impact on the community by providing 500 jobs for Bahamians, along with a 150-unit employee housing facility.—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 The Caspian Sea is situated between Central Asia and the Middle East, bordering Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Russia and Turkmenistan.—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for situate
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Late Latin situatus, from Latin situs
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