v.
Pronunciation: ' pä-z ə t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: pos · it · ed \ ' pä-z ə -t ə d, ' päz-t ə d \ ; pos · it · ing \ ' pä-z ə -ti ŋ , ' päz-ti ŋ \
Etymology: Latin positus, past participle of ponere
Date: 1647
1 : to dispose or set firmly : FIX
2 : to assume or affirm the existence of : POSTULATE
3 : to propose as an explanation : SUGGEST