Crossword clues for situate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Situate \Sit"u*ate\ (?; 135), Situated \Sit"u*a`ted\, a. [LL. situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation, site. See Site.]
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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Placed; residing.
Pleasure situate in hill and dale.
--Milton.Note: Situate is now less used than situated, but both are well authorized.
Situate \Sit"u*ate\, v. t.
To place. [R.]
--Landor.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., "to place in a particular state or condition," from Medieval Latin situatus, past participle of situare "to place, locate," from Latin situs "a place, position" (see site). Related: Situated; situating.
1520s, now obsolete, adjective from Late Latin situatus, past participle of situare (see situate (v.)).
Wiktionary
(context now rare English) situated. v
1 To place on or into a physical location. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle. 2 To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, et
Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle and often used figuratively.
WordNet
v. 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: locate]
put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: fix, posit, deposit]
Usage examples of "situate".
Leichtenstern cites a case of a mamma on the left shoulder nearly under the insertion of the deltoid, and Klob speaks of an acromial accessory mamma situated on the shoulder over the greatest prominence of the deltoid.
Thus, since the very reality of its Nature is situated in Non-Being, it is in no degree the Actualization of any definite Being.
Nature is situated in Non-Being, it is in no degree the Actualization of any definite Being.
Airthrey Castle, standing in a fine park with a lake, adjoins the town on the south-east, and just beyond it are the old church and burying-ground of Logie, beautifully situated at the foot of a granite spur of the Ochil range.
I acceded rather reluctantly to the proposition, though at that time I was incapable of ascertaining his intention, which was, after conducting me to a remote part of the structure, to deliver me into the hands of three ruffians, who, having covered me with a veil so thick as to exclude every object from my view, placed me upon a mule, and conveyed me, regardless of my cries, through the deepest recesses of the woods, when, having arrived at a small inn, situated at the extremity of the forest, we stopped without alighting for refreslnnent.
He destroyed the Egyptian gods, and, to complete all, he decided to plunder Jupiter Amnion, a famous sanctuary situated near the Oasis of Siwah.
One lab looked like a pet shop given over to aquarists with a couple hundred fish tanks lining the walls and situated on most of the tables, as well.
I found attacking the missel-thrushes are situate at the edge of extensive arable fields.
Upon more mature reflection, however, others will agree with me that, when it is considered that these difficulties are without precedent, and have never been acted upon by any individual situated as I am, it is most proper I should wait and see the developments, and get all the light possible, so that when I do speak authoritatively, I may be as near right as possible.
The churchyard at Ashford, and the stone cross, from whence diverged the several roads to London, Canterbury, and Ashford, situated midway between the two latter places, served, so tradition avouched, as nocturnal theatres for the unhallowed deeds of the Wulfrics, who thither prowled by moonlight, it was said, to batten on the freshly-buried dead, or drain the blood of any living wight who might be rash enough to venture among those solitary spots.
Once he had Jace situated, Bender closed the door and climbed into the front seat next to a startled-looking Kevin.
These raids were carried out with great boldness, and villages situated within a few miles of Berber were attacked.
Though that front guard post was a good vantage point for seeing the terrain clear to the sea on clear days, one could hear very little there of what went on inside and to the rear of the castle, because that topmost sentinel tower was situated directly above the noisy rushing waters of the Blabbermouth River, which kept up an endless, senseless stream of chatter day and night.
Situated as she was, I could not suppose her heart susceptible of harbouring a new affection, and I would have despised myself if I had tried to seduce her by any means in my power.
I was thus painfully situated when I thought I could see a light through the crevices of a small house.