I. ˈsichəwə̇]t, -ˌwā], usu ]d.+V adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin situatus, past participle of situare to place
: having its site : located
parcel of land situate in the village of Riverview — Detroit Law Journal
II. -ˌwāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin situatus, past participle of situare to place, from situs place, position, site — more at site
1. : to place in a site : locate
2. : to place in a situation : give a place to
situate the reader in the main currents of the life of a dynamic society — New Republic
3. : to assign to a category or particular set of associations : localize
study that tries to situate the particular thinker and his thought in their proper place in man's ever growing consciousness — J.W.Evans
liberalism alone does not create … it does not situate truth — H.E.Clurman