position

²position

verb

po·si·tionedpo·si·tion·ing\pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)niŋ\

Definition of POSITION

transitive verb

: to put in a certain position <positioned the chairs around the room> <positioned the company in the global market>

Examples of POSITION

1. He positioned the chairs around the table.
2. The company is positioning itself to take advantage of a new market.
3. The shortstop was positioned well to make the play.
4. She positioned herself by the door.

First Known Use of POSITION

1817

Related to POSITION

Synonyms: depose, deposit, dispose, emplace, fix, lay, place, put, set, set up, situate, stick

Related Words: move, rearrange, reorder, shift; orient; establish, locate, plant, settle; clap, flop, plank, plop, plump, plunk (or plonk), plunk down, slap; ensconce, niche; assemble, collect; carry; berth, park; affix, anchor, lock, lodge, wedge; array, lay out, line up, queue, rank; set down

Near Antonyms: relocate, remove, take; banish; dislodge, displace, replace, supersede, supplant

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Rhymes with POSITION

ambition, audition, commission, condition, munition, partition, patrician, petition, Phoenician, suspicion, transition