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

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