English verb: situate | |||
1. | situate (stative) determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey | ||
Samples | Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space. Locate the boundaries of the property. | ||
Synonyms | locate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ascertain, determine, find, find out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acquire, base, localise, localize, map, place, radiolocate | ||
2. | situate (contact) put (something somewhere) firmly | ||
Samples | She posited her hand on his shoulder. Deposit the suitcase on the bench. Fix your eyes on this spot. | ||
Synonyms | deposit, fix, posit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bury, sediment | ||