to posit
35
7.5
- verb
- /ˈpɒzɪt/
- Formal
:
postular
- Skeel and Stuntz seem to posit that the purpose of a legal system is to protect itself.
- theory posits
- models that posit
- theorists posit
This implicit harmony, on the other hand, is now essentially posited as consciousness.
- This implicit harmony, on the other hand, is now essentially posited as consciousness.
- Well, it's because atheists posit themselves as champions of human rights.
- Multiplicity ought not be posited without simplicity.
- And quantum physics posits the mystical.
- He says it rids itself of that character and posits itself.
- Your book, however, posits A madman.
- And then he posits a civilization based around where and what they came from.
- I was discussing that piece with Lauren Ballant and she said to me, why are you positing the family as some kind of solution to this?
- The one is that when you posit an idea or theory, theory is perhaps an overblown word.
- But are you positing that subatomic particles are conscious because there's some good reason to think this?
- All a scientist needs to posit to do science is the existence of truths that we currently don't know about.
- One theory posits that the world's degree of acceptance of trans people at large has changed.
Examples
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From the outset, I would like to posit a divine accountability principle.
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Sociological theories of adolescence posit that there is no one youth culture but different youth cultures.
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Maybe we need to posit the soul in order to explain ghosts.
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Look, we all kind of know that this thing's a bit mental, but you need to posit your position alongside us as a show of faith.
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Well, it's because atheists posit themselves as champions of human rights.
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Now logically speaking, a child getting that kind of input could posit two different kinds of rules.
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James Cuno, president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, posits in his new book Who Owns Antiquity?
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Several explanations have been posited for this change in ranking between the 10th and 12th grades.
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Conventional wisdom posits that a decadal decline in sheep numbers is linked to overstocking.
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Philosophers often posit that free will is essential for moral responsibility when discussing ethics.
Synonyms
∞
5.3
To need something to be true before something else can happen
∞
3.2
Think something is true without proof
∞
2.8
To give reasons to support or oppose an idea
497
5.3
To say that something is true without giving proof
325
3.7
To give a form or application for someone to consider
89
4.9
To show that something is likely true because of evidence
65
3.2
To suggest an idea or plan for others to consider
39
6.1
Form an idea to explain why something happens with little proof
24
7.9
To say what you think about something
17
7.5
To suggest that something is true to explain facts
8
6.6
To base an argument or explanation on an idea
4
7.9
To offer an idea or theory for others to think about
Antonyms
How Assertive
229
3.9
∞
2.8
818
3.3
- Formal
35
7.5
∞
3.0
∞
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Posit comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to put', and you can see the same idea in position and pose. So, to posit an idea is to 'put' it forward as a fact or a starting point for thought.