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- [verb sich-oo-eyt; adjective sich-oo-it, -eyt]
- /verb ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪt; adjective ˈsɪtʃ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
- /ˈsɪt.ju.eɪt/
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- [verb sich-oo-eyt; adjective sich-oo-it, -eyt]
- /verb ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪt; adjective ˈsɪtʃ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
Definitions of situate word
- verb with object situate to put in or on a particular site or place; locate. 1
- adjective situate Archaic. located; placed; situated. 1
- transitive verb situate locate, place 1
- verb situate If you situate something such as an idea or fact in a particular context, you relate it to that context, especially in order to understand it better. 0
- verb situate to allot a site to; place; locate 0
- adjective situate (now used esp in legal contexts) situated; located 0
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Origin of situate
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Late Latin situātus situated, equivalent to Latin situ-, stem of situs site + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Situate
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determiner
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situate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
situate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for situate
verb situate
- concenter — to bring or come to a common center; concentrate or converge
- curl up — to adopt a reclining position with the legs close to the body and the back rounded
- locate — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- make ready — the state or condition of being ready.
- emplace — To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place.
adj situate
- hard and fast — strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard-and-fast rules.
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