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- [poz-it]
- /ˈpɒz ɪt/
- /ˈpɒz.ɪt/
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- [poz-it]
- /ˈpɒz ɪt/
Definitions of posit word
- verb with object posit to place, put, or set. 1
- verb with object posit to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate. 1
- noun posit something that is posited; an assumption; postulate. 1
- transitive verb posit put forward, propose 1
- transitive verb posit with clause: postulate 1
- verb posit If you posit something, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation. 0
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Origin of posit
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put
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Parts of speech for Posit
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posit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for posit
noun posit
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
verb posit
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- believe — If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- dare say — to think likely; suppose
- daresay — Dare say (in the sense of \"think something to be probable\").
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