Posit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Posited; p. pr. & vb. n. Positing.] [L. ponere, positum, to place. See Position.] 1. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects. Sir M. Hale.
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2. (Logic) To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. Sir W. Hamilton.
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