Definitions for: Situate


[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?"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: deposit, fix, locate, posit

See Also: ascertain, bury, determine, find, find out, lay, localise, localize, map, place, place, pose, position, put, radiolocate, sediment, set

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