situate

adjective

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sit·u·ate | \ ˈsi-chə-wət

, -ˌwāt; ˈsich-wət \

Definition of situate

(Entry 1 of 2)

: having a site : located

situate

verb

sit·u·ate | \ ˈsi-chə-ˌwāt

situated; situating

Definition of situate (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to place in a site, situation, context, or category : locate

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Examples of situate in a Sentence

Verb They decided to situate the new office building near the airport. We situated ourselves in the seats nearest the exit.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The name was meant to situate the group at the intersection of C.L.S. and the intractable questions of race. — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021 As the Times of Israel’s Amanda Borschel-Dan writes, biblical accounts treat the earthquake as a benchmark event, much like people today might use the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to situate stories in time. — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2021 MacGillis takes us on a tour of all kinds of effects—gentrification, small- business bankruptcy, poverty, death on the job—all concentrated wherever Amazon chooses to situate a certain kind of work. — Sarah Leonard, The New Republic, 2 Apr. 2021 The tales situate us in a timeless realm of icy waters, shape-shifting animals, and humans who must constantly strive to stay ahead of hunger and death. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 9 July 2021 During his recent speech to users, Mr. de Geus demonstrated how artificial-intelligence enhancements could allow Synopsys tools to automatically decide how best to situate and connect blocks of circuitry on a chip. — New York Times, 7 May 2021 Loki also complicates the MCU’s tendency to situate its central conflict between two characters who represent opposing values. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 June 2021 So, the curious ciphers and clues in these paintings situate their subjects within a complex web of cultural and political change. — Washington Post, 24 June 2021 This increased accessibility to a growing variety of Black brands can situate Shop Circulate at the forefront of digital marketplaces. — Joshua Burrell, Forbes, 3 June 2021

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