posit
noun
1 posit
logic A proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning.
synonym: postulate.
Dutch: axioma, grondregel, grondstelling, postulaat
verb
1 posit
Put (something somewhere) firmly:
— She posited her hand on his shoulder.
— Deposit the suitcase on the bench.
2 posit
Put before.
synonyms: put forward, state, submit.
3 posit
Take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom:
— He posited three basic laws of nature.
synonym: postulate.
Moby thesaurus: advance, apriorism, assert, assume, hypothesize, lay, lay down, offer, park, place, pose, post, postulate, postulation, predicate, premise, presume, presumption, presupposition, propose ... show more.
posited
adjective
Roget 184: placed etc. v.; situate, posited, ensconced, imbedded, embosomed†, rooted; domesticated; vested in, unremoved†. moored etc. ... show more
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