posit

名词 posit:

1. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
   同义词：postulate

动词 posit:

1. put (something somewhere) firmly
   同义词：situate, fix, deposit
2. put before
   同义词：submit, state, put forward
3. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
   同义词：postulate

pos.it

v.tr.（及物动词）
pos.it.ed,pos.it.ing,pos.its
To affirm or assume the existence of; postulate.See Synonyms at presume
假定，断定：证实或假定…的存在；假设参见 presume
To put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest:
提出以供考虑或研究；建议：
例句：
.If a book is hard going, it ought to be good. If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better.(Anthony Burgess)
.如果一本书很难读，那么它应该是一本好书；如果它提出了一个复杂的道德状况，那么它就更应该是本好书了.(安东尼·伯吉斯)

To place firmly in position.
牢牢地安置

来源：
From Latin positus [past participle of] pônere [to place] * see position
源自 拉丁语 positus [] pônere的过去分词 [放置] *参见 position