Verb
They decided to situate the new office building near the airport.
We situated ourselves in the seats nearest the exit.
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Adjective
Add Accent Trees To add beauty and additional shade to a front yard, carefully situate accent trees between the street and the house.—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023
Verb
The earthquake's epicenter was situated roughly 14 miles southeast of Burney and occurred at a depth of 5 miles.—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026 What’s more, while the property is situated on 180 acres of land in the city of Twentynine Palms (less than a 10-minute drive from the north entrance of Joshua Tree National Park), the owners plan to leave 170 acres completely undeveloped.—Kristine Thomason, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for situate
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Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Late Latin situatus, from Latin situs