situate

//ˈsɪtʃ.u.eɪt//
B2Frequency Level 10Formal
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Verb

situateInfinitive
situatePresent tense
situatedPast tense
situatedPast participle
situatingPresent participle
situatesThird-person singular
1

To place or put something in a particular location or position.

They decided to situate the new library in the center of town.

2

To place something within a particular context or set of circumstances.

The author situates the story within the context of postwar Japan.

Adjective

situateCanonical form
1

Located or placed in a particular position.

The hotel is situate on the hillside overlooking the lake.

Synonym

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