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Noun posit has 1 sense
- postulate, posit - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
--1 is a kind of proposition
--1 has particulars: Bayes' postulate; premise, premiss, assumption
Verb posit has 3 senses
- situate, fix, posit, deposit - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
--1 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- submit, state, put forward, posit - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
--2 is one way to propose, suggest, advise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- postulate, posit - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
--3 is one way to presuppose, suppose
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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