posit

verb

pos·​it ˈpä-zət 

posited ˈpä-zə-təd 

ˈpäz-təd

; positing ˈpä-zə-tiŋ 

ˈpäz-tiŋ

transitive verb

1

: to dispose or set firmly : fix

2

: to assume or affirm the existence of : postulate

3

: to propose as an explanation : suggest

Examples of posit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Deadline reported on Monday, a theory has taken root at the BBC positing that board member Robbie Gibb, a former press secretary to Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May, has been working to undermine the corporation and call into question its impartiality. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025

This week the New York Times posited that perhaps a dada-esque absurdity is the point, that youth culture, in an active quest to bewilder adults, adopts nonsensical humor in an effort towards subterfuge. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025

McKenna posited that breastfeeding helped babies sleep more while increasing their milk supply and offering greater protection against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

One of the prevailing theories posits that little red dots are feeding and growing supermassive black holes. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin positus, past participle of ponere

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1