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   posit

   /ˈpɒzɪt/

   verb

   • 1. put forward as fact or as a basis for argument: "the Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature"
   • ▪ base something on the truth of (a particular assumption): "these plots are posited on a false premise about women's nature as inferior"
   • 2. put in position; place: "the Professor posits Cohen in his second category of poets"

   noun

   • 1. a statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

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