pos ‧ it /ˈpɒzət, ˈpɒzɪt $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: positus ; ⇨ ↑ position 1 ]
formal to suggest that a particular idea should be accepted as a fact
posit that
He posited that each planet moved in a perfect circle.