[ˈpɒzɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put forward as fact or as a basis for argument
(e.g: the Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature)

- put in position; place
(e.g: the Professor posits Cohen in his second category of poets)


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere

[ˈpɒzɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere