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单词 posit
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pos•it /ˈpɑzɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to put forward (an idea);
    postulate;
    suggest:Darwin posited the notion of survival of the fittest as a principle in evolution.
See -pos-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pos•it  (poz′it),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to place, put, or set.
  2. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle;
    postulate.

n. 
  1. something that is posited;
    an assumption;
    postulate.
  • Latin positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put
  • 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
posit /ˈpɒzɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to assume or put forward as fact or the factual basis for an argument; postulate
  2. to put in position
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pōnere to place, position
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