situate
/ˈsɪt͡ʃ.u.eɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The statue is situated in a corner hardly visible to the public, except through a window from an outside maintenance area situated behind the building."
- "The mayor is situated between probable censure and possible recall."
- "Other critiques have not focussed on the lexicography but rather have situated Hobson-Jobson within a larger postcolonialist critique of the British imperial project."
- "In the following sections, I situate my work more explicitly within several contemporary contexts."
- "Wadley in Berkshire is situate in a vale, though not so fertile a soil as some vales afford […]."
- "Pleasure situate in hill and dale."
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin situātus, past participle of Medieval Latin situō (“to locate, place”), from Latin situs (“a site”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
situates (present, singular)
situating (participle, present)
situated (participle, past)
situated (past)
scituate (alternative)
more situate (comparative)
most situate (superlative)