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
Hoste, a cocktail bar situated in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood, is now offering a $5,000 wedding package, affectionately dubbed the Shotgun Special.—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 July 2025 Perhaps the most interesting group, however, is somewhere in the middle, where the Indiana Fever are situated among the ranks of the Las Vegas Aces, Washington Mystics and Golden State Valkyries.—Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for situate
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Late Latin situatus, from Latin situs
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