posit
UK/'pɒzit/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To put forward an idea as a basis for argument; to assume
假定，断定（供论证用）
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=posit
posit is the positus root standing alone: 'to place.' In academic English, to posit an idea is to set it down as a starting assumption to reason from.
Root pos still carries 66 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.posit a theory提出一个理论
- 2.posit that假定……
- 3.posit the existence of假定……的存在
Example Sentences
- 1.
The theory posits that the universe is expanding.
- 2.
Some economists posit a link between the two trends.