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situate
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sit·u·ate  (sch-t)
tr.v. sit·u·at·ed, sit·u·at·ing, sit·u·ates
1. To place in a certain spot or position; locate.
2. To place under particular circumstances or in a given condition.
adj. Archaic (-t, -t)
Situated.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin siture, situt-, to place, from Latin situs, location; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.]

situate [ˈsɪtjʊˌeɪt]
vb
(tr; often passive) to allot a site to; place; locate
adj
(Law) (now used esp in legal contexts) situated; located
[from Late Latin situāre to position, from Latin situs a site]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.situate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
acquire - locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
radiolocate - locate by means of radar; "The pilot managed to radiolocate the lost aircraft"
map - locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
localise, localize, place - identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"
base - situate as a center of operations; "we will base this project in the new lab"
2.situate - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
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

situate
verb locate, set, base, position, site The pain was situated above and below the eyes.
Translations
situate [ˈsɪtjʊeɪt] VTsituar, ubicar(esp LAm)
a pleasantly situated houseuna casa bien situada or ubicada
the bank is situated in the high streetel banco está situado or ubicado or se encuentra en la calle principal
how are you situated for money? (fig) → ¿cómo vas or andas de dinero?
situate [ˈsɪtʃueɪt] vtsituer
situate
vtlegen
situate [ˈsɪtjʊˌeɪt] vtcollocare, situare
situate [ˈsɪtjʊˌeɪt] vtcollocare, situare


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