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
Puerto Rico is strategically located, and has the benefit of being US territory, whereas other key US bases in Latin America are situated in countries with less reliable governments, such as Cuba, said Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026 The New York ball will be situated outside Major League Baseball’s headquarters on Sixth Avenue in New York — not very far from NBC’s headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for situate
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Late Latin situatus, from Latin situs