situate

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adjective

sit·​u·​ate ˈsi-chə-wət  ˈsi-chə-ˌwāt 

ˈsich-wət

: having a site : located

situate

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verb

sit·​u·​ate ˈsi-chə-ˌwāt 

situated; situating

transitive verb

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

Synonyms of situate

Verb

• put
• place
• locate
• position
• lay

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

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

Guastavino’s, a seven-thousand-square-foot event venue situated under the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge, had been treating a small park out front as its private property—roping it off and shooing away pedestrians. — Parker Henry, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

However, our neighborhood turned into the focus of news outlets, as nearly all of the houses situated on the ridge around 260 acres of grass and trees were destroyed, except for the six of us at the top. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Late Latin situatus, from Latin situs

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for situate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

situate

verb

sit·​u·​ate

ˈsich-ə-ˌwāt

situated; situating

: to place in a site or situation : locate