名詞 posit:

1. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
   同義詞：postulate

動詞 posit:

1. put (something somewhere) firmly
   同義詞：situate, fix, deposit
2. put before
   同義詞：submit, state, put forward
3. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
   同義詞：postulate

pos.it

v.tr.（及物動詞）
pos.it.ed,pos.it.ing,pos.its
To affirm or assume the existence of; postulate.See Synonyms at presume
假定，斷定：證實(shí)或假定…的存在；假設(shè)參見 presume
To put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest:
提出以供考慮或研究；建議：
例句：
.If a book is hard going, it ought to be good. If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better.(Anthony Burgess)
.如果一本書很難讀，那么它應(yīng)該是一本好書；如果它提出了一個復(fù)雜的道德狀況，那么它就更應(yīng)該是本好書了.(安東尼·伯吉斯)

To place firmly in position.
牢牢地安置

來源：
From Latin positus [past participle of] pônere [to place] * see position
源自 拉丁語 positus [] pônere的過去分詞 [放置] *參見 position