Definition of situate Situate

/sɪˈʧuejˌt/ - [sichueyt] - sit•u•ate

We found 9 definitions of situate from 5 different sources.

What does situate mean?

Verb situates, situating, situated
situate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
		locate
		ascertain, find out, determine, find learn or discover with certainty
		acquire win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
		radiolocate locate by means of radar; "The pilot managed to radiolocate the lost aircraft"
		map to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
		localise, localize, place restrict something to a particular area
		base situate as a center of operations; "we will base this project in the new lab"
situate - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
		fix, posit, deposit
		position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
		bury place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
		sediment settle as sediment

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situate (Verb)
To place on or into a physical location. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle .
situate (Verb)
To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle and often used figuratively.
situate (Adjective)
Situated.

situate
-d, sit′ū-āt, -ed, adj. set or permanently fixed: placed with respect to other objects: residing.—ns. Situā′tion, the place where anything is situated: position: temporary state: condition: any group of circumstances, a juncture: a critical point in the action of a play or the development the plot of a novel: office, employment; Sī′tus, site: the proper place of an organ, &c.: locality in law. [Low L. situatus—L. situĕre, to place.]