Meaning of SITUATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sichoo`eyt
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- [v] put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
- [v] determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Can you locate China on the map?"
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| | Synonyms: | | deposit, fix, locate, posit |
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| | See Also: | | ascertain, bury, determine, find, find out, lay, localise, localize, map, place, place, pose, position, put, radiolocate, sediment, set | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sit"u*ate\ (?; 135), Situated \Sit"u*a`ted\, a. [LL.
situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation,
site. See {Site}.]
1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative
position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town
situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.
2. Placed; residing.
Pleasure situate in hill and dale. --Milton.
Note: Situate is now less used than situated, but both are
well authorized.
\Sit"u*ate\, v. t.
To place. [R.] --Landor.
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