posit

/pˈɒsɪt/

/ˈpɑzət/

[noun] [verb]

Posit

[NOUN]

(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

synonyms : postulate

to posit

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to suggest or accept something as true so that one can use that as the base for an argument

synonyms : postulate

put before

synonyms : put forward

state

submit

put (something somewhere) firmly

synonyms : deposit

fix

situate

Examples

1. And this tool posits four distinct types of discourses, four distinct types of pluralist discourses.

2. The third theory posits a military test.

3. The new study, however, posits a natural explanation.

4. However, a 1987 paper from the US National Library of Medicine and Nation Institutes of Health posited the possible link between a sweetener like aspartame and seizures.