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
There were swathes of empty seats at the Akron Stadium, situated on the city’s western edge.—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2026 According to an Earthjustice report, 88 sites used for coal ash disposal are situated within a 2-mile radius of the Great Lakes, including five in the greater Chicago region.—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for situate
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Late Latin situatus, from Latin situs