Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Situate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Situate \Sit"u*ate\ (?; 135), Situated \Sit"u*a`ted\, a. [LL.
situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation,
site. See {Site}.]
1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative
position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town
situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.
2. Placed; residing.
Pleasure situate in hill and dale. --Milton.
Note: Situate is now less used than situated, but both are
well authorized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Situate \Sit"u*ate\, v. t.
To place. [R.] --Landor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
situate
v 1: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of; "Our
sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space";
"Can you locate China on the map?" [syn: {locate}]
2: put (something somewhere) firmly; ""She posited her hand on
his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix
your eyes on this spot" [syn: {fix}, {posit}, {deposit}]
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