sit|u|ate

sit|u|ate
sit|u|ate «SIHCH u ayt», verb, -at|ed, -at|ing, adjective.
–v.t.
to place or locate: »

The firehouse is situated so that the firemen can easily reach all parts of town. They situated themselves in three separate chambers (Thomas Paine).

–adj.
Archaic except Law. having its location; placed; situated.
[< Medieval Latin situare (with English -ate1) < Latin situs, -ūs location]

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  • ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

  • sit — ab·sit; acan·thi·sit·ti·dae; ac·ces·sit; as·sump·sit; au·to·sit·ic; cas·sit·er·ite; fi·bro·sit·ic; me·sit·y·lene; mo·noph·y·sit·ic; mo·noph·y·sit·ism; oa·sit·ic; pan·sit; par·a·sit·emia; par·a·sit·i·ci·dal; par·a·sit·i·cide; par·a·sit·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • sit — sit1 /sit/, v., sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sitten; sitting. v.i. 1. to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated. 2. to be located or situated: The house sits well up on the slope …   Universalium

  • situate — sit·u·ate …   English syllables

  • situate — sit•u•ate v. [[t]ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. 1) to put in or on a particular site or place; locate; establish 2) archaic located; placed; situated • Etymology: 1515–25; < LL situātus situated = L situ , s.… …   From formal English to slang

  • situate — sit|u|ate [ˈsıtʃueıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of situare, from Latin situs; SITE1] to describe or consider something as being part of something else or related to something else situate sth in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • situate — sit|u|ate [ sıtʃu,eıt ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to put something, especially a building, in a particular place 2. ) to describe or discuss something in relation to the things it is connected to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • u — acid·u·lent; ac·u·ate; an·ti·co·ag·u·lant; an·ti·di·u·ret·ic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·ia; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·i·an; ar·tic·u·lar; ar·tic·u·late; at·ten·u·ate; at·trib·u·tive; au·ric·u·la; au·ric·u·lar; au·ric·u·lar·ia; bin·oc·u·lar; brot·u·lid;… …   English syllables

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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