Thesaurus: posit

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1. v. t. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects.
2. v. t. To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle.
3. n. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
4. v. put (something somewhere) firmly
5. v. put before
6. v. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
7. 1. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects. Sir M. Hale. 2. (Logic) To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. Sir W. Hamilton.
8. To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. Sir W.Hamilton.
9. v:100 n (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning v put (something somewhere) firmly v put before v take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom