posit(n = noun.communication) postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning;
is a kind of proposition
has particulars: bayes' postulate, assumption, premise, premiss
Derived form verb posit₃

1.  posit(v = verb.contact) deposit, fix, situate - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set
Derived form noun position₁₀
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP

2.  posit(v = verb.communication) put forward, state, submit - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
is one way to advise, propose, suggest
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody

3.  posit(v = verb.cognition) postulate - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
is one way to presuppose, suppose
Derived forms noun posit₁, noun position₁₆
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

1.  To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]

2.  To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]

posit, v. & n.
--v.tr. (posited, positing)
1 assume as a fact, postulate.
2 put in place or position.
--n. Philos. a statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove valid.

Etymology:
L ponere posit- place