posit

pos·it  (pzt)

tr.v. pos·it·ed, pos·it·ing, pos·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.

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

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posit [pozz-it]

Verb

[-iting, -ited] to lay down as a basis for argument: the archetypes posited by modern psychology [Latin ponere to place]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	posit - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning postulate Bayes' postulate - (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance) logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
Verb	1.	posit - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" situate, deposit, fix bury - place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" sediment - deposit as a sediment
	2.	posit - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" put forward, state, submit propose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
	3.	posit - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" postulate presuppose, suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" insist, assert - assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"

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posit

verb put forward, advance, submit, state, assume, assert, presume, predicate, postulate, propound