verb

situate

to situate, to place, to locate

They situate the new office downtown.

They situate the new office downtown.

We must situate this event in its historical context.

We must situate this event in its historical context.

((sth.)) ((in/at a place)) to place (sth.) in a location They situate the new office downtown.

locate, place, position

From Latin 'situs' meaning 'site, position'. It shares a root with 'site'.

Think of the word 'sit'. To situate something is to make it 'sit' in a particular place or context.

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