situate
pronunciation
How to pronounce situate in British English:
UK [ˈsɪtʃueɪt]
How to pronounce situate in American English:
US [ˈsɪtʃueɪt]
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- Verb:
- determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
- put (something somewhere) firmly
Word Origin
- situate
- situate: [16] Situate, originally an adjective, goes back to late Latin situātus ‘placed’, a derivative of Latin situs ‘position’ (from which English gets site [14]). This probably originated as a noun use of situs, the past participle of sinere ‘allow’, hence ‘allow to stay’, hence ‘put’.=> site
- situate (v.)
- early 15c., "to place in a particular state or condition," from Medieval Latin situatus, past participle of situare "to place, locate," from Latin situs "a place, position" (see site). Related: Situated; situating.
- situate (adj.)
- 1520s, now obsolete, adjective from Late Latin situatus, past participle of situare (see situate (v.)).
Example
- 1. Not only actual exile is at stake , but also how we situate ourselves in the world .
- 2. This new sports venue situate easy of city .
- 3. The council are trying to decide where to situate the new hospital .
- 4. The council are trying to decide where to situate the new school .
- 5. The document cites live sorts of facilities which the future navy might situate underground .