Definitions for situate
ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪt; -ɪt, -ˌeɪtsit·u·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. situate, locateverb

   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"

2. situate, fix, posit, depositverb

   put (something somewhere) firmly

   "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. situateverb

   To place on or into a physical location. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle.

2. situateverb

   To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle and often used figuratively.

3. situateadjective

   Situated.

4. Etymology: From situatus, past participle of, from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Situatepart. adj.

   Etymology: from situs, Latin.

   1. Placed with respect to any thing else.

   He was resolved to chuse a war, rather than to have Bretagne carried by France, being so great and opulent a duchy, and situate so opportunely to annoy England. Francis Bacon.

   Within a trading town they long abide,
   Full fairly situate on a haven’s side. John Dryden, Nun’s Priest.

   The eye is a part so artificially composed, and commodiously situate, as nothing can be contrived better for use, ornament, or security. John Ray, on the Creation.

   2. Placed; consisting.

   Earth hath this variety from heav’n,
   Of pleasure situate in hill and dale. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. situate

   To situate means to place or locate something in a certain position or context; to establish or set up in a particular place or circumstance. It can also refer to determining or clarifying the relationship or association of something to other things in terms of location, position, or context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Situateadjective

   alt. of Situated

2. Situateverb

   to place

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Situate

   -d, sit′ū-āt, -ed, adj. set or permanently fixed: placed with respect to other objects: residing.—ns. Situā′tion, the place where anything is situated: position: temporary state: condition: any group of circumstances, a juncture: a critical point in the action of a play or the development the plot of a novel: office, employment; Sī′tus, site: the proper place of an organ, &c.: locality in law. [Low L. situatus—L. situĕre, to place.]

Matched Categories

1. • Determine
   • Place

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'situate' in Verbs Frequency: #724

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for situate »

1. usitate

How to pronounce situate?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say situate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of situate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of situate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of situate in a Sentence

1. Graham Parrington and his team:

   It took maybe 15-20 minutes for the team to situate a second rope team.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=situate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Situate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=situate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/situate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=situate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=situate