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posit

American  
[poz-it] / ˈpɒz ɪt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to place, put, or set.

  2. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate.

noun

  1. something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.

posit British  
/ ˈpɒzɪt /

verb

  1. to assume or put forward as fact or the factual basis for an argument; postulate

  2. to put in position

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noun

  1. a fact, idea, etc, that is posited; assumption

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Etymology

Origin of posit

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin positus, past participle of pōnere “to place, put”

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