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pos·it (pŏźĭt)

[From Latin positus past participle of pōnere, to place; see position.]

transitive verb: -it·ed, -it·ing, -its. 

  1. To assume the existence of; postulate. See synonyms at presume
  2. To put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest: “If a book is hard going, it ought to be good. If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better” (Anthony Burgess)
  3. To place firmly in position.