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verb
- 1. fix or build (something) in a certain place or position: "the pilot light is usually situated at the front of the boiler"
adjective
- 1. situated: archaic "the petty sessions area in which it is situate"
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to put something in a particular position: They plan to situate the bus stop at the corner of the road. To understand this issue, it must first be situated in its context. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Placing and positioning an object. -based. appose. around. change something around phrasal verb. circle. consign. fit. gone. install.
: to place in a site, situation, context, or category : locate. Synonyms. Verb. depose. deposit. dispose. emplace. fix. lay. place. position. put. set up. stick. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of situate in a Sentence. Verb They decided to situate the new office building near the airport.
When you situate something, you figure out where it should go or exactly where it is. You might, for example, use a compass to situate the hunting camp you're building on your grandfather's land.
verb [ T always + adv/prep ] us / ˈsɪtʃ·uˌeɪt / Add to word list. to put something in a particular position: The restaurant is situated near the Hudson River. (Definition of situate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If you situate something such as an idea or fact in a particular context, you relate it to that context, especially in order to understand it better. [ formal ] She situates Autumn Sequel in the context of post-war disillusionment.
Situate definition: to put in or on a particular site or place; locate.. See examples of SITUATE used in a sentence.
Definition of situate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To place in a certain spot or position; locate: The statue is situated in the center of the fountain. 2. To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances: "It was hard for him to situate her in any of the usual categories reserved for women" (Jane Urquhart). adj. (-ĭt, -āt′) Archaic. Situated.
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To put in a certain place or position; place; locate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances. American Heritage. To place on or into a physical location. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle.
