posit

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɑzɪt/ UK /ˈpɒzɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #59382

Meanings

1

verb
To suggest or assume that something is true as a basis for argument.

The scientist posited that the disease was spread by contaminated water.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to suggest or assume that... postulate state

Word family

Forms positedpositingposits

Derived forms positerpositorprepositorsuperpositunposited

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”). Noun sense 3 (type of number format) was coined by American computer scientist and businessman John Gustafson in 2017.

*tḱey- Proto-Indo-European positus Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# posit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɑzɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒzɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 59382

## Meanings
1. To suggest or assume that something is true as a basis for argument.

## Examples
- The scientist posited that the disease was spread by contaminated water.

## Derived Forms
- positer
- positor
- prepositor
- superposit
- unposited

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tḱey-
- Root: positus

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”). Noun sense 3 (type of number format) was coined by American computer scientist and businessman John Gustafson in 2017.

## AI Etymology
Posit is borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”). Noun sense 3 (type of number format) was coined by American computer scientist and businessman John Gustafson in 2017. Important recorded forms include *tḱey- (Proto-Indo-European) and positus (Latin). Current senses include to suggest or assume that something is true as a basis for argument. The wider family includes derived forms such as positer, positor, prepositor, superposit, and unposited.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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