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situate(dictionary)

situate (iou)



situate verb. . LME.
[medieval Latin situat- pa. ppl stem of situare, from Latin situs SITE noun: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. Place, locate; fig. put in a context. Usu. in pass. LME.
J. K. Jerome A..little town, situate among lakes and woods. I. Murdoch The..works were situated on the other side.
b. Subject to certain circumstances; place in a certain situation. E18.
Conan Doyle I was so situated that I could not come earlier.
verb intrans. Have or take up a certain position. L16-E17.