Definition of posit

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Posit (v. t.) To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects.

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Circum- :: Circum- () A Latin preposition, used as a prefix in many English words, and signifying around or about..
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
Isologous :: Isologous (a.) Having similar proportions, similar relations, or similar differences of composition; -- said specifically of groups or series which differ by a constant difference; as, ethane, ethylene, and acetylene, or their analogous compounds, form an isologous series..
Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time..
Leave :: Leave (v.) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators..
Against :: Against (prep.) Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over..
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Oppugnation :: Oppugnation (n.) Opposition.
Mal- :: Mal- () A prefix in composition denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See Malice..
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Hypostasis :: Hypostasis (n.) That which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid; sediment.
Nomography :: Nomography (n.) A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws.
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Cocklebur :: Cocklebur (n.) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur..
Change :: Change (v. t.) To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance..
Rack :: Rack (a.) A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc..
Admissible :: Admissible (a.) Entitled to be admitted, or worthy of being admitted; that may be allowed or conceded; allowable; as, the supposition is hardly admissible..
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