Standard Lemma guide

situate

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɪt͡ʃ.u.ət/
  • /ˈsɪt.ju.ət/
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  • /ˈsɪt͡ʃ.u.eɪt/
  • /ˈsɪt.ju.eɪt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 CH UW0 EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Situated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Situated; located.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To place on or into a physical location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, transitive

Examples

  • The mayor is situated between probable censure and possible recall.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

put (something somewhere) firmly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She posited her hand on his shoulder
  • deposit the suitcase on the bench
  • fix your eyes on this spot

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fix, posit, deposit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay

Narrower terms: bury, sediment

6

verb

Meaning 6

determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
  • Locate the boundaries of the property

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: locate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: determine, find, find out, ascertain

Narrower terms: acquire, radiolocate, map, place, localize, localise, base

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin situātus, past participle of Medieval Latin situō (“to locate, place”), from Latin situs (“a site”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: situar — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put
  • French: situer — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put
  • Hungarian: elhelyez — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put
  • Irish: suigh — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put
  • Italian: situare — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put
  • Spanish: situar — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put
  • Ukrainian: розмі́щувати (rozmíščuvaty) — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put
  • Ukrainian: розміща́ти (rozmiščáty) — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put
  • Ukrainian: розмісти́ти (rozmistýty) — place on or into a physical location — see also locate, place, put