From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Situate \Sit"u*ate\ (?; 135), Situated \Sit"u*a`ted\, a. [LL.
situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation,
site. See {Site}.]
1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative
position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town
situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.
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2. Placed; residing.
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Pleasure situate in hill and dale. --Milton.
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Note: Situate is now less used than situated, but both are
well authorized.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Situate \Sit"u*ate\, v. t.
To place. [R.] --Landor.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
situate
v 1: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if
by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight
enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the
boundaries of the property" [syn: {situate}, {locate}]
2: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on
his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your
eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {posit},
{deposit}]
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