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situate

SaySICH-oo-ayt/ˈsɪt͡ʃ.u.eɪt/
As an adjectiveSICH-oo-it

Formssituates, situating, situated

4 meanings of situate

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  1. 1
    verbtransitive
    To put something in a particular place or spot.

    Like choosing the best spot to set up a tent.

    They decided to situate the new library near the park.

    Builders situate the playground away from the busy road.

    Similarplace, locate, position, site, put

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  2. 2
    verbfigurativelytransitive
    To place an idea, person, or story within a setting that is not physical.

    Like putting a small story inside a bigger one.

    Writers often situate their characters in a troubled past.

    The teacher tried to situate the war within its larger history.

    Similarplace, locate, position, set, ground

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Found in or placed at a particular spot or location.

    Like a house you can point to that stays in one place.

    The cottage situate beside the lake belonged to her grandparents.

    Any building situate within the old walls must be kept and cared for.

    Similarlying

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    adjectivearchaic
    Placed in or found at a particular place.

    Like a tree that grows in just one spot you can return to.

    The castle situate upon the cliff withstood many sieges.

    Pleasure situate in hill and dale.
    1667, John Milton, Paradise LostHere, situate means placed or located.
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Origin

This word comes from Latin. It goes back to a Latin word meaning 'to place' and a word meaning 'a site'.